Annual working hours per worker in Vietnam
Vietnam: Annual working hours per worker was 2,160 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Vietnam, 1983–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual working hours per worker in Vietnam is 2,160 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Vietnam peaked at 2,470 hours per worker in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,037 hours per worker, in 2021.
That places Vietnam 37th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,407 hours per worker | 2,405 hours per worker | 2,407 hours per worker | 7 |
| 1990s | 2,401 hours per worker | 2,384 hours per worker | 2,438 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,299 hours per worker | 2,215 hours per worker | 2,470 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,136 hours per worker | 2,066 hours per worker | 2,221 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,107 hours per worker | 2,037 hours per worker | 2,160 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More work & labour data for Vietnam
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 72.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 88.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 68.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 78.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 81.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 75.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Vietnam?
- Annual working hours per worker in Vietnam was 2,160 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2,470 hours per worker in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,037 hours per worker in 2021.
- How does Vietnam rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Vietnam ranks 37th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.