Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) was 30.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Vietnam, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 30.9% for employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Vietnam peaked at 30.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1991.
Vietnam ranks 3rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.6% | — |
| 1992 | 6.1% | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 7.1% | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 7.7% | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 8.5% | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 10.0% | +17.4% |
| 1998 | 8.8% | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 9.5% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 15.4% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 16.6% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 26.8% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 29.9% | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 30.7% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 30.9% | +0.7% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 30.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.3%, 2.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 30.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.9%, 3.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.8% | 5.6% | 10.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 9.8% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 16.6% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 26.7% | 30.9% | 6 |
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 employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Vietnam?
- Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Vietnam was 30.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry, female (% of female employment) recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in industry, female (% of female employment) recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1991.
- How does Vietnam rank for employment in industry, female (% of female employment)?
- Vietnam ranks 3rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).