Abstract: Ecological vulnerability assessment plays a fundamental role in the territorial spatial planning system, and village-scale assessment is an important support for rural planning. This paper reviews research about village-scale ecological vulnerability assessment by clarifying the concept of vulnerability and summarizing its characteristic needs and research progress at village-scale, and then outlooks future research directions. With the development of the concept and microscopic exploration of village-scale research, ecological vulnerability assessment will play an increasingly important role in the interpretation of the coupling process of human-land system and the planning and optimization of village space.