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

Viet Nam: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 71.52 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
71.52 %
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
3rd
of 4 countries
All-time high
77.31 %
in 2014
All-time low
71.52 %
in 2024
Years of data
17
2007–2024

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

0204060802007201520242007: 74.6 %2009: 74.7 %2010: 75.9 %2011: 76 %2012: 75.9 %2013: 77 %2014: 77.3 %2015: 76.3 %2016: 76 %2017: 76.7 %2018: 75.8 %2019: 75.7 %2020: 71.8 %2021: 72.7 %2022: 73.5 %2023: 72.1 %2024: 71.5 %

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 71.52 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Viet Nam peaked at 77.31 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 71.52 %, 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, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value in Viet Nam, 2007 to 2024.
Year % Change
2007 74.57 %
2009 74.73 % +0.2%
2010 75.86 % +1.5%
2011 75.97 % +0.1%
2012 75.86 % -0.1%
2013 76.99 % +1.5%
2014 77.31 % +0.4%
2015 76.35 % -1.2%
2016 75.96 % -0.5%
2017 76.65 % +0.9%
2018 75.81 % -1.1%
2019 75.74 % -0.1%
2020 71.77 % -5.2%
2021 72.73 % +1.3%
2022 73.54 % +1.1%
2023 72.08 % -2.0%
2024 71.52 % -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 74.65 % 74.57 % 74.73 % 2
2010s 76.25 % 75.74 % 77.31 % 10
2020s 72.33 % 71.52 % 73.54 % 5

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 1 Angola 77.24 % compare
  2. 1 Côte d'Ivoire 57.95 % compare
  3. 1 Republic of Moldova 84.65 % compare
  4. 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 82.75 % compare
  5. 2 Mongolia 71.7 % compare
  6. 3 Cabo Verde 37.8 % compare
  7. 3 Georgia 70.45 % compare
  8. 4 Iceland 69.65 % compare
  9. 4 Türkiye 36.69 % compare
  10. 5 New Zealand 69.55 % compare
  11. 6 Malta 66.87 % 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 71.52 % 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 77.31 % in 2014.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 71.52 % in 2024.
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 down 7.5%. 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, total (15+), 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, total (15+), 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, 1,544 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.