Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 44.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, 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 employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Viet Nam is 44.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Viet Nam peaked at 44.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 1991.
Viet Nam ranks 153rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 19.7% | — |
| 1992 | 20.2% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 20.7% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 21.2% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 21.7% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 22.0% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 24.8% | +12.6% |
| 1998 | 26.5% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 26.0% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 24.8% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 25.1% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 26.5% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 26.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 27.6% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 29.7% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 32.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 32.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 31.5% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 33.6% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 34.2% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 34.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 36.7% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 38.4% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 38.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 39.4% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 42.0% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 38.6% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 43.7% | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 44.0% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 44.7% | +1.4% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 44.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 60% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 44.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.5%, 73% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.5% | 19.7% | 26.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 24.8% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 31.5% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 38.6% | 44.7% | 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 employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Viet Nam?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Viet Nam was 44.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 1991.
- How does Viet Nam rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Viet Nam ranks 153rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Employment in services, 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 services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).