ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 42.84 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
42.84 %
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
2nd
of 4 countries
All-time high
62.96 %
in 2009
All-time low
42.84 %
in 2024
Years of data
17
2007–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Viet Nam, 2007–2024

02040602007201520242007: 57.7 %2009: 63 %2010: 62.8 %2011: 60.9 %2012: 58.1 %2013: 60.8 %2014: 60.6 %2015: 60.8 %2016: 58.4 %2017: 58.2 %2018: 60.5 %2019: 60.9 %2020: 57.9 %2021: 48.6 %2022: 47.2 %2023: 43.8 %2024: 42.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Viet Nam stood at 42.84 %. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Viet Nam peaked at 62.96 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 42.84 %, in 2024.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value in Viet Nam, 2007 to 2024.
Year % Change
2007 57.69 %
2009 62.96 % +9.1%
2010 62.78 % -0.3%
2011 60.85 % -3.1%
2012 58.14 % -4.5%
2013 60.84 % +4.6%
2014 60.59 % -0.4%
2015 60.8 % +0.3%
2016 58.37 % -4.0%
2017 58.22 % -0.3%
2018 60.55 % +4.0%
2019 60.92 % +0.6%
2020 57.86 % -5.0%
2021 48.63 % -16.0%
2022 47.23 % -2.9%
2023 43.83 % -7.2%
2024 42.84 % -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 60.33 % 57.69 % 62.96 % 2
2010s 60.21 % 58.14 % 62.78 % 10
2020s 48.08 % 42.84 % 57.86 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Viet Nam?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Viet Nam was 42.84 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 62.96 % in 2009.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 42.84 % in 2024.
How does Viet Nam rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Viet Nam ranks 2nd out of 4 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,539 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.