Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Vietnam
Vietnam: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national was 41.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Vietnam, 1989–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2024, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Vietnam stood at 41.1%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Vietnam peaked at 79.9% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 41.1%, in 2024.
That places Vietnam 80th out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 79.9% | — |
| 1996 | 69.6% | -12.9% |
| 1997 | 66.2% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 63.2% | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 60.2% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 56.2% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 60.8% | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 58.7% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 57.0% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 56.1% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 55.9% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 59.5% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 58.1% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 56.3% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 57.5% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 57.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 58.9% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 56.6% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 56.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 55.1% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 57.3% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 52.8% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 45.7% | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 41.1% | -0.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 41.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.6%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 41.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 37.7%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 79.9% | 79.9% | 79.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 64.8% | 60.2% | 69.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 55.9% | 60.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 56.9% | 55.0% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 41.1% | 52.8% | 5 |
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 labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Vietnam?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Vietnam was 41.1% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 79.9% in 1989.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.1% in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Vietnam ranks 80th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national 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.