Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Vietnam
Vietnam: Armed forces personnel of total labor force was 0.9465 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.9465
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
75th
of 171 countries
All-time high
3.33
in 1990
All-time low
0.9282
in 2018
Years of data
30
1990–2020
Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Vietnam, 1990–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0.9465 for armed forces personnel of total labor force in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel of total labor force in Vietnam peaked at 3.33 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.9282, in 2018.
Vietnam ranks 75th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.33 | — |
| 1991 | 3.22 | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 2.59 | -19.6% |
| 1993 | 2.53 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 2.01 | -20.3% |
| 1995 | 1.75 | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 1.71 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 1.5 | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 1.39 | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 1.37 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.35 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.29 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.27 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.26 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.14 | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 1.11 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.07 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.03 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.04 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.02 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.01 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.981 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9687 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9555 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.951 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.94 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9282 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9292 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9465 | +1.9% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.9465 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9714, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.9465 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.04, 91% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.14 | 1.37 | 3.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 | 1 | 1.35 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9716 | 0.9282 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9465 | 0.9465 | 0.9465 | 1 |
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 armed forces personnel of total labor force in Vietnam?
- Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Vietnam was 0.9465 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 3.33 in 1990.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9282 in 2018.
- How does Vietnam rank for armed forces personnel of total labor force?
- Vietnam ranks 75th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel of total labor force rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Armed forces personnel of total labor force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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