Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Vietnam
Vietnam: Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 was 68.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Vietnam, 1989–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Vietnam stood at 68.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Vietnam peaked at 73.6% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 2004.
That places Vietnam 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 73.6% | — |
| 1996 | 72.6% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 70.8% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 70.3% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 70.4% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 68.8% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 69.6% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 69.0% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 68.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 67.6% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 70.5% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 71.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 71.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 71.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 71.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 72.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 72.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 72.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 71.4% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 70.4% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 70.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 67.9% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 68.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 69.1% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 67.9% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 68.1% | +0.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 68.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.2%, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 68.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54.1%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 73.6% | 73.6% | 73.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 71.0% | 70.3% | 72.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 69.4% | 67.6% | 71.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 70.4% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 67.9% | 69.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 21 Antigua and Barbuda 69.1% compare
- 22 Togo 69.1% compare
- 23 Madagascar 68.9% compare
- 25 Macao 67.2% compare
- 26 Northern Mariana Islands 66.6% compare
- 27 New Zealand 66.5% compare
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 female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Vietnam?
- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Vietnam was 68.1% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 1989.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 2004.
- How does Vietnam rank for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025?
- Vietnam ranks 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.