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
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Viet Nam, 2007–2024
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +60.0% | 22.93 % | 36.69 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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More economy & growth data for Viet Nam
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 5.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 404,124 million USD (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 130.03 SLC (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 112.67 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value Standard Local 122.82 SLC (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 106.42 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 455,329 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 4,509 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 4,002 USD (2024)
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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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.