Work & Labour in Vietnam 301 indicators covering work & labour for Vietnam. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 72.8% 2025 down 6.0% 24th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.3% 2025 down 6.2% 35th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 88.6% 2025 up 0.3% 31st Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 68.6% 2025 down 5.9% 20th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 78.4% 2025 down 4.1% 34th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 81.7% 2025 down 4.5% 53rd Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 75.1% 2025 down 3.9% 31st Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 41.0% 2025 down 30.3% 84th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 42.0% 2025 down 32.8% 107th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 40.1% 2025 down 27.3% 64th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rates 88.6% 2025 up 0.3% 31st Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 6.2% 2025 down 1.6% 152nd Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 6.7% 2025 up 9.4% 142nd Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 5.6% 2025 down 12.9% 158th Employment in services (% of total employment) 40.1% 2025 up 20.7% 155th Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 35.8% 2025 up 14.3% 158th Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 44.7% 2025 up 26.8% 152nd Employment in industry (% of total employment) 34.8% 2025 up 53.1% 5th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 38.6% 2025 up 47.9% 14th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 30.9% 2025 up 60.2% 3rd Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 12.0% 2025 down 30.2% 43rd Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 7.9% 2025 down 30.2% 44th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 16.2% 2025 down 30.0% 44th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 46.7% 2025 up 18.6% 135th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 51.3% 2025 up 16.1% 129th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 41.8% 2025 up 21.8% 129th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 53.3% 2025 down 12.1% 52nd Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 48.7% 2025 down 12.7% 58th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 58.2% 2025 down 11.4% 58th Employers, total (% of total employment) 1.9% 2025 down 32.8% 139th Employers, male (% of male employment) 2.8% 2025 down 28.2% 135th Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.1% 2025 down 43.1% 136th Share of workers in vulnerable employment 51.4% 2025 down 11.0% 52nd GDP per person employed 27,957 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 74.6% 117th GDP per employed person 27,957 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 74.6% 117th Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 33.0% 2023 down 29.5% 51st 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, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.0% 2024 down 5.7% 44th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 68.1% 2024 down 6.4% 24th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 72.4% 2024 down 6.0% 25th Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 68.1% 2024 down 6.4% 24th Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 68.1% 2024 down 6.4% 24th Female labor force participation rate 68.1% 2024 down 6.4% 24th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 43.1% 2024 down 29.1% 94th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 38.9% 2024 down 28.1% 62nd 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 Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate 38.8% 2025 up 19.9% 189th 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 Labor force participation rate for women ages 15-24, 1980 vs. 2023 38.9% 2024 down 28.1% 62nd Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 67.1% 2024 down 6.7% 17th Female employment rate 67.1% 2024 down 6.7% 17th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 10.9% 2025 up 10.0% 146th Page 1 of 6 Next →