Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) was 38.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Viet Nam, 2004–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 38.4% for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Viet Nam peaked at 56.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 2024.
That places Viet Nam 61st out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, total (%) in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 53.5% | — |
| 2007 | 52.4% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 56.1% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 54.4% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 52.9% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 54.6% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 54.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 52.6% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 52.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 52.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 54.0% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 49.2% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 42.5% | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 41.3% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 38.6% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 38.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.2% | 52.4% | 56.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 52.3% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 38.4% | 49.2% | 5 |
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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 to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Viet Nam?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Viet Nam was 38.4% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 2024.
- How does Viet Nam rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Viet Nam ranks 61st out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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, total (%) (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.