Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 16.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Viet Nam, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Viet Nam is 16.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Viet Nam peaked at 47.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2025.
Viet Nam ranks 44th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 47.3% | — |
| 1992 | 46.5% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 45.2% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 43.9% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 42.9% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 41.7% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 35.3% | -15.5% |
| 1998 | 32.8% | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 33.5% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 32.4% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 32.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 32.1% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 29.7% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 26.1% | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 16.2% | -3.4% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 16.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 3.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 16.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.9%, 2.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.0% | 32.8% | 47.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 22.1% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 19.7% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 16.2% | 18.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More work & labour data for Viet Nam
- 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 contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Viet Nam?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Viet Nam was 16.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2025.
- How does Viet Nam rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Viet Nam ranks 44th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.