Labor force participation rate in Vietnam
Vietnam: Labor force participation rate was 72.78 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
72.78
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
24th
of 186 countries
All-time high
78.15
in 1990
All-time low
72.78
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Labor force participation rate in Vietnam, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate in Vietnam stood at 72.78. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Vietnam peaked at 78.15 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 72.78, in 2025.
That places Vietnam 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Labor force participation rate in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.15 | — |
| 1991 | 78.06 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 77.87 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 77.71 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 77.53 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 77.31 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 77.11 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 76.14 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 75.33 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 74.51 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 73.39 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 74.91 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 74.42 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 74.1 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 73.99 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 74.25 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 74.6 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 75.03 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 75.59 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 76.04 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 76.27 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 76.37 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 76.32 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.23 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 77.31 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 77.43 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 76.97 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 77.2 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 77.48 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 76.61 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 74.37 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 73.74 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 74.48 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 73.55 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 73.13 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 72.78 | -0.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 72.78 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.51, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 72.78 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 64.35, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.97 | 74.51 | 78.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.63 | 73.39 | 76.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.92 | 76.27 | 77.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.67 | 72.78 | 74.48 | 6 |
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 in Vietnam?
- Labor force participation rate in Vietnam was 72.78 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 78.15 in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.78 in 2025.
- How does Vietnam rank for labor force participation rate?
- Vietnam ranks 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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