Labor force participation rate in Vietnam
Vietnam: Labor force participation rate was 72.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force participation rate in Vietnam, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 72.8% for labor force participation rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 78.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 72.8%, in 2025.
That places Vietnam 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.0% | 74.5% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.6% | 73.4% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.9% | 76.3% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 72.8% | 74.5% | 6 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 72.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 88.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 68.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 78.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 81.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 75.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate in Vietnam?
- Labor force participation rate in Vietnam was 72.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.8% 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 ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).