The Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs comprises the following units:

1. Department of Planning and Finance
2. Department of Personnel and Organisation
3. Department of Legal Affairs
4. Department of International Cooperation
5. Department of Communication on Ethnic and Religious Affairs
6. The Office
7. Government Committee for Religious Affairs
8. Department of Ethnic Strategy and Policy
9. Center for Digital Transformation
10. Academy of Ethnic and Religious Affairs
11. VietNamNet Newspaper
12.  Journal of Ethnic and Religious Studies

Units 1 to 8 are administrative organisations. They assist the Minister of Ethnic and Religious Affairs in performing state management functions and internal administration. Units 9 to 12 are public service units that serve the Ministry's state management functions.