Informal employment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Informal employment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 64.57 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Informal employment rate in Vietnam, 2020–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, informal employment rate in Vietnam stood at 64.57. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.7% over five years.
That places Vietnam 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Informal employment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 67.04 | — |
| 2021 | 67.7 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 65.8 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 65.3 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 64.57 | -1.1% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 64.57 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.83, 1.8× the median. (11 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 rate in Vietnam?
- Informal employment rate in Vietnam was 64.57 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment rate recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7 in 2021.
- What is the lowest informal employment rate recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.57 in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for informal employment rate?
- Vietnam ranks 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal employment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19). 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. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. This harmonized series for informal employment is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.