Work & Labour in Vietnam

108 indicators covering work & labour for Vietnam.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 40.1% 2025 down 27.3% 64th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 42.0% 2025 down 32.8% 107th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 41.0% 2025 down 30.3% 84th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 75.1% 2025 down 3.9% 31st
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 81.7% 2025 down 4.5% 53rd
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 78.4% 2025 down 4.1% 34th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 68.6% 2025 down 5.9% 20th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 88.6% 2025 up 0.3% 31st
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.3% 2025 down 6.2% 35th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 72.8% 2025 down 6.0% 24th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.1% 2025 down 43.1% 136th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 2.8% 2025 down 28.2% 135th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 1.9% 2025 down 32.8% 139th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 58.2% 2025 down 11.4% 58th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 48.7% 2025 down 12.7% 58th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 53.3% 2025 down 12.1% 52nd
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 41.8% 2025 up 21.8% 129th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 51.3% 2025 up 16.1% 129th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 46.7% 2025 up 18.6% 135th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 16.2% 2025 down 30.0% 44th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 7.9% 2025 down 30.2% 44th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 12.0% 2025 down 30.2% 43rd
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 30.9% 2025 up 60.2% 3rd
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 38.6% 2025 up 47.9% 14th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 34.8% 2025 up 53.1% 5th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 44.7% 2025 up 26.8% 152nd
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 35.8% 2025 up 14.3% 158th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 40.1% 2025 up 20.7% 155th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 5.6% 2025 down 12.9% 158th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 6.7% 2025 up 9.4% 142nd
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 6.2% 2025 down 1.6% 152nd
GDP per person employed 27,957 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 74.6% 117th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 1.5% 2024 up 21.7% 174th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 1.6% 2024 up 16.4% 160th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 1.4% 2024 up 28.6% 172nd
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 68.1% 2024 down 6.4% 24th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.0% 2024 down 5.7% 44th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 72.4% 2024 down 6.0% 25th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 38.9% 2024 down 28.1% 62nd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 43.1% 2024 down 29.1% 94th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 88.3% 2024 down 0.7% 42nd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 41.1% 2024 down 28.7% 80th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 6.4% 2024 up 23.1% 132nd
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 6.6% 2024 up 31.6% 121st
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 6.1% 2024 up 13.7% 133rd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 11.8% 2025 down 6.1% 143rd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 10.0% 2025 up 37.2% 138th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 10.9% 2025 up 10.0% 146th
Productivity: output per hour worked 11.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 66.9% 98th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 37.8% 2025 down 26.6% 56th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 39.2% 2025 down 33.2% 84th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 38.5% 2025 down 30.2% 73rd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 67.6% 2025 down 5.6% 17th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 76.0% 2025 down 5.9% 32nd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 71.7% 2025 down 5.7% 19th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 57.1% 2025 down 10.5% 56th
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 45.9% 2025 down 11.6% 53rd
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 51.4% 2025 down 11.0% 52nd
Unemployment with basic education 1.2% 2024 up 70.2% 120th
Unemployment with basic education, male 1.4% 2024 up 52.1% 114th