Annual working hours per worker in Vietnam
Vietnam: Annual working hours per worker was 2,160 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2,160 hours per worker
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
37th
of 130 countries
All-time high
2,470 hours per worker
in 2000
All-time low
2,037 hours per worker
in 2021
Years of data
41
1983–2023
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.
Annual working hours per worker in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | hours per worker | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 2,407 hours per worker | — |
| 1984 | 2,407 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2,405 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 2,407 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 2,407 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,407 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2,406 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,402 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 2,399 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 2,394 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 2,388 hours per worker | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 2,389 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,384 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 2,384 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,392 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 2,438 hours per worker | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 2,438 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,470 hours per worker | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 2,319 hours per worker | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 2,302 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 2,327 hours per worker | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 2,277 hours per worker | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 2,261 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 2,282 hours per worker | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 2,288 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 2,251 hours per worker | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 2,215 hours per worker | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 2,220 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 2,221 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2,172 hours per worker | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 2,129 hours per worker | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 2,098 hours per worker | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 2,107 hours per worker | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2,133 hours per worker | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 2,066 hours per worker | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 2,144 hours per worker | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 2,068 hours per worker | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 2,092 hours per worker | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 2,037 hours per worker | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 2,140 hours per worker | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 2,160 hours per worker | +1.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 2,160 hours per worker is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,063 hours per worker, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 2,160 hours per worker is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,169 hours per worker, 100% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
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
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,535 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 71.95 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 57,816 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.61 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.806 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 30,426 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 8,480 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 70.79 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.1 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.7361 % change on previous year (2027)
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.