Informal employment (% of total non-agricultural employment) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Informal employment (% of total non-agricultural employment) was 52.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Informal employment in Vietnam, 2020–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total non-agricultural employment.
Analysis
In 2024, informal employment in Vietnam stood at 52.3%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.8% over five years.
Vietnam ranks 8th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Informal employment (% of total non-agricultural employment) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of total non-agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 54.9% | — |
| 2021 | 55.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 53.3% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 53.0% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 52.3% | -1.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 52.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.1%, 1.8× 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 52.3% 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 55.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest informal employment recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.3% in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for informal employment?
- Vietnam ranks 8th out of 45 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 non-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 non-agricultural activities out of total employment in non-agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises workers 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).