Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) was 26.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Vietnam, 2007–2024
Source: Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, female share of employment in senior and middle management in Vietnam stood at 26.1%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.4% on the previous year and up 132.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of employment in senior and middle management in Vietnam peaked at 26.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2013.
That places Vietnam 82nd out of 102 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 16.3% | — |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -49.4% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +33.0% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | +17.8% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -37.2% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +38.1% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +20.9% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | +56.0% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | -31.7% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | +27.8% |
| 2024 | 26.1% | +19.4% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 26.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.6%, 69% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 26.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36.4%, 72% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 8.1% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 15.5% | 26.1% | 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 female share of employment in senior and middle management in Vietnam?
- Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Vietnam was 26.1% in 2024, according to Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2013.
- How does Vietnam rank for female share of employment in senior and middle management?
- Vietnam ranks 82nd out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female share of employment in senior and middle management rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The female share of employment in senior and middle management conveys the number of women in management as a percentage of employment in management. Employment in management is defined based on the International Standard Classification of Occupations. This series refers to senior and middle management only, thus excluding junior management (category 1 in both ISCO-08 and ISCO-88 minus category 14 in ISCO-08 and minus category 13 in ISCO-88).