Gender wage gap in Vietnam
Vietnam: Gender wage gap was 8.69 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender wage gap in Vietnam, 2007–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 8.69 for gender wage gap in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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, 3.13, in 2015.
That places Vietnam 29th out of 67 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gender wage gap in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8.01 | — |
| 2009 | 11.2 | +39.9% |
| 2011 | 9.54 | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 6.88 | -27.9% |
| 2013 | 5.2 | -24.5% |
| 2014 | 3.45 | -33.7% |
| 2015 | 3.13 | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 4.73 | +51.2% |
| 2017 | 6.44 | +36.1% |
| 2018 | 7.96 | +23.6% |
| 2019 | 8.29 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 7.25 | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 8.25 | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 8.69 | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 9.42 | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 8.69 | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.6 | 8.01 | 11.2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.18 | 3.13 | 9.54 | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.46 | 7.25 | 9.42 | 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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 72.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage gap in Vietnam?
- Gender wage gap in Vietnam was 8.69 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- 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 3.13 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, published as part of Gender wage gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The gender wage gap is unadjusted and is calculated as the difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men. This indicator provides a measure of the relative difference between the earnings of men and those of women. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.