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

Viet Nam: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 38.8 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
38.8 %
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
3rd
of 4 countries
All-time high
38.8 %
in 2024
All-time low
22.93 %
in 2020
Years of data
17
2007–2024

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

0102030402007201520242007: 24.1 %2009: 25 %2010: 27.5 %2011: 28.1 %2012: 28.3 %2013: 29.9 %2014: 30.7 %2015: 31.5 %2016: 30.5 %2017: 29.6 %2018: 25.4 %2019: 28.8 %2020: 22.9 %2021: 36.7 %2022: 37.7 %2023: 37.8 %2024: 38.8 %

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

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Viet Nam stood at 38.8 %. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Viet Nam peaked at 38.8 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.93 %, in 2020.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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, 65+, rural areas — Female — Value in Viet Nam, 2007 to 2024.
Year % Change
2007 24.15 %
2009 25.02 % +3.6%
2010 27.46 % +9.8%
2011 28.1 % +2.3%
2012 28.27 % +0.6%
2013 29.95 % +5.9%
2014 30.68 % +2.4%
2015 31.46 % +2.5%
2016 30.52 % -3.0%
2017 29.6 % -3.0%
2018 25.39 % -14.2%
2019 28.77 % +13.3%
2020 22.93 % -20.3%
2021 36.69 % +60.0%
2022 37.72 % +2.8%
2023 37.84 % +0.3%
2024 38.8 % +2.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Viet Nam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +60.0% 22.93 % 36.69 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.59 % 24.15 % 25.02 % 2
2010s 29.02 % 25.39 % 31.46 % 10
2020s 34.8 % 22.93 % 38.8 % 5

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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 38.8 % 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 38.8 % in 2024.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 22.93 % in 2020.
How does Viet Nam rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Viet Nam ranks 3rd 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 up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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, 65+, 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, 65+, rural areas — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
83 places, 1,449 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.