[Objective] An analysis of the land-use landscape pattern and a evolution characteristics of the ecological vulnerability were carried out for the coastal zones in the cities of Ningbo, Taizhou, and Wenzhou in the Zhejiang Province. This was aimed at promoting the sustainable development of the coastal zone and for providing a theoretical support for ecological construction and restoration.[Methods] Based on the land use data of the 1995-2015 phase Ⅲ of the Yongtaiwen coastal zone, the "pressure-sensitivity-resilience" evaluation model was used to evaluate the landscape type vulnerability and the ecological vulnerability of the study area.[Results] ① The change in the landscape pattern was as follows:The area of the cultivated land decreased the most, which was followed by tidal flats and woodland. Further, the area of construction land increased the most, and the amount of patches of cultivated and forest lands were observed to increase, showing a fragmentation trend. ② The areas with high ecological vulnerability were concentrated in Yuyao, Cixi City, and the Luqiao District of Taizhou Bay located on the south bank of Hangzhou Bay. In the past 20 years, the high vulnerability regions of the observed area had increased, and the overall ecological vulnerability had also intensified. ③ The regional ecological vulnerability was significantly and positively correlated with the disturbance index and the fragmentation degree; further, it was completely associated with the landscape vulnerability index.[Conclusion] Various landscape types in the Yongtaiwen coastal region have significantly changed and the ecological vulnerability has been observed to increase.