Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24 … female ages national in Vietnam
Vietnam: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24 … female ages national was 36.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Vietnam, 2004–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2024, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Vietnam stood at 36.5%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Vietnam peaked at 55.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 36.5%, in 2024.
Vietnam ranks 49th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24 … female ages national in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 52.7% | — |
| 2007 | 51.5% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 53.5% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 50.5% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 49.2% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 50.9% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 51.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 51.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 49.4% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 49.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 51.2% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 46.1% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 39.3% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 37.6% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 36.5% | -3.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 36.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.9%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 36.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.4%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.1% | 51.5% | 55.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 49.0% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 36.5% | 46.1% | 5 |
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 to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Vietnam?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Vietnam was 36.5% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5% in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Vietnam ranks 49th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.