Employment in services (% of total employment) in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 40.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Viet Nam, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 40.1% for employment in services (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Viet Nam peaked at 40.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 1991.
That places Viet Nam 156th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 18.7% | — |
| 1992 | 19.2% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 19.6% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 20.2% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 20.5% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 20.8% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 23.5% | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 25.1% | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 24.5% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 23.7% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 23.5% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 24.7% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 25.4% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 26.3% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 29.9% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 30.3% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 30.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 33.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 34.1% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 35.6% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 35.9% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 36.3% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 37.8% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 35.9% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 39.5% | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 39.8% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 40.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.3% | 18.7% | 25.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 23.5% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 29.6% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 35.9% | 40.1% | 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 (% of total employment) in Viet Nam?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Viet Nam was 40.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 1991.
- How does Viet Nam rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Viet Nam ranks 156th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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 (% of total 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).