Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) was 40.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Viet Nam, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 40.1% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Viet Nam peaked at 75.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2024.
Viet Nam ranks 65th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75.5% | — |
| 1991 | 75.0% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 74.2% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 73.5% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 72.6% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 71.7% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 70.7% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 66.9% | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 64.2% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 61.7% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 57.2% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 59.2% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 56.9% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 55.4% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 55.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 54.8% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 56.2% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 57.5% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 55.4% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 52.3% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 51.2% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 53.6% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 54.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 55.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 53.2% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 52.8% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 51.7% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 54.2% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 43.3% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 41.9% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 40.1% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 40.0% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 40.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.6% | 61.7% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.9% | 54.8% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 51.2% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 40.0% | 50.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 62 Kazakhstan 41.9% compare
- 63 Guinea-Bissau 41.4% compare
- 64 Qatar 40.8% compare
- 66 Dominican Republic 39.6% compare
- 67 France 39.5% compare
- 68 Montenegro 39.1% compare
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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Viet Nam?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Viet Nam was 40.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2024.
- How does Viet Nam rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Viet Nam ranks 65th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.