Gender wage gap in Vietnam
Vietnam: Gender wage gap was 8.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender wage gap in Vietnam, 2007–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gender wage gap in Vietnam stood at 8.7%.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and up 152.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap in Vietnam peaked at 11.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2015.
Vietnam ranks 29th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.6% | 8.0% | 11.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 3.1% | 9.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.3% | 9.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More work & labour data for Vietnam
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 72.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 88.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 68.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 78.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 81.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 75.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage gap in Vietnam?
- Gender wage gap in Vietnam was 8.7% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender wage gap recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2015.
- How does Vietnam rank for gender wage gap?
- Vietnam ranks 29th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender wage gap rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 152.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender wage gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.