Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation was 8.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Viet Nam, 2007–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 8.7% for gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in 2024.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 152.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Viet Nam peaked at 11.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2015.
Viet Nam 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.
Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8.0% | — |
| 2009 | 11.2% | +39.9% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | -27.9% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | -24.5% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -33.7% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +51.2% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +36.1% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +23.6% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | -7.7% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 8.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 3.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 8.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.7%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
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 Viet Nam
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 gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Viet Nam?
- Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Viet Nam 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 vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2015.
- How does Viet Nam rank for gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation?
- Viet Nam ranks 29th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 152.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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 vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.