Informal employment rate in STEM occupations in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Informal employment rate in STEM occupations was 8.75 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Informal employment rate in STEM occupations in Viet Nam, 2009–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, informal employment rate in stem occupations in Viet Nam stood at 8.75. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment rate in stem occupations in Viet Nam peaked at 13.32 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.75, in 2024.
That places Viet Nam 32nd out of 39 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Informal employment rate in STEM occupations in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 13.24 | — |
| 2013 | 13.32 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 11.55 | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 12.81 | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 12.17 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 12.8 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 12.86 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 12.28 | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 11.2 | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 10.87 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 8.86 | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 8.9 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 8.75 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.24 | 13.24 | 13.24 | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.54 | 11.55 | 13.32 | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.72 | 8.75 | 11.2 | 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 informal employment rate in stem occupations in Viet Nam?
- Informal employment rate in stem occupations in Viet Nam was 8.75 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment rate in stem occupations recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 13.32 in 2013.
- What is the lowest informal employment rate in stem occupations recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.75 in 2024.
- How does Viet Nam rank for informal employment rate in stem occupations?
- Viet Nam ranks 32nd out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is informal employment rate in stem occupations rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal employment rate in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). 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 is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.