Employers, female (% of female employment) in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 1.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Viet Nam, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 1.1% for employers, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Viet Nam peaked at 3.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2022.
Viet Nam ranks 137th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.4% | — |
| 1992 | 2.5% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | -38.6% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | +55.5% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | +15.2% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +32.7% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -21.5% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -30.5% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +54.4% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -39.1% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -31.1% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | +0.8% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 1.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 49% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 1.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.2%, 50% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Viet Nam?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Viet Nam was 1.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2022.
- How does Viet Nam rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Viet Nam ranks 137th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. 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 Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).