Informal employment (% of total agricultural employment) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Informal employment (% of total agricultural employment) was 98.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Informal employment in Vietnam, 2020–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total agricultural employment.
Analysis
In 2024, informal employment in Vietnam stood at 98.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over five years.
That places Vietnam 3rd out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Informal employment (% of total agricultural employment) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 98.5% | — |
| 2021 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 98.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
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 informal employment in Vietnam?
- Informal employment in Vietnam was 98.7% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest informal employment recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest informal employment recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.5% in 2020.
- How does Vietnam rank for informal employment?
- Vietnam ranks 3rd out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Informal employment (% of total agricultural employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator shows the share of workers at working age in informal employment in agricultural activities out of total employment in agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises persons whose main or secondary jobs are informal. For own-account workers and employers, informality is determined by enterprise characteristics (unincorporated, market-based, and unregistered); for contributing family workers, it is determined by the absence of written contracts and lack of coverage under labor legislation; and for employees, it is determined by whether the employment relationship is not subject to national labor legislation, income taxation, or social protection. The data are based on the statistical standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS).