ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 41.9 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
41.9 %
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
2nd
of 4 countries
All-time high
63.3 %
in 2009
All-time low
41.9 %
in 2024
Years of data
17
2007–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Viet Nam, 2007–2024

02040602007201520242007: 59.4 %2009: 63.3 %2010: 61.4 %2011: 57.5 %2012: 55.2 %2013: 58.7 %2014: 58.9 %2015: 59.1 %2016: 57.5 %2017: 57.4 %2018: 58.2 %2019: 59.7 %2020: 57.1 %2021: 48.3 %2022: 46.8 %2023: 43.5 %2024: 41.9 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Viet Nam is 41.9 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Viet Nam peaked at 63.3 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 41.9 %, in 2024.

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

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Female — Value in Viet Nam, 2007 to 2024.
Year % Change
2007 59.43 %
2009 63.3 % +6.5%
2010 61.43 % -3.0%
2011 57.48 % -6.4%
2012 55.17 % -4.0%
2013 58.73 % +6.5%
2014 58.85 % +0.2%
2015 59.15 % +0.5%
2016 57.5 % -2.8%
2017 57.39 % -0.2%
2018 58.25 % +1.5%
2019 59.73 % +2.5%
2020 57.15 % -4.3%
2021 48.28 % -15.5%
2022 46.84 % -3.0%
2023 43.49 % -7.2%
2024 41.9 % -3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 61.36 % 59.43 % 63.3 % 2
2010s 58.37 % 55.17 % 61.43 % 10
2020s 47.53 % 41.9 % 57.15 % 5

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 1 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 71.46 % compare
  2. 1 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 88.5 % compare
  3. 2 Côte d'Ivoire 41.32 % compare
  4. 2 Iceland 83.38 % compare
  5. 3 Cabo Verde 19.76 % compare
  6. 3 Republic of Moldova 40.02 % compare
  7. 3 Switzerland 74.32 % compare
  8. 4 Australia 73.06 % compare
  9. 4 Türkiye 29.65 % compare
  10. 5 Norway 69.97 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Viet Nam?
Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Viet Nam was 41.9 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 63.3 % in 2009.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 41.9 % in 2024.
How does Viet Nam rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Viet Nam ranks 2nd out of 4 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,534 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.