Level of national compliance with labor rights in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Level of national compliance with labor rights was 9.14 score in 2024. ▲ Rising
Level of national compliance with labor rights in Viet Nam, 2015–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in score.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 9.14 score for level of national compliance with labor rights in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of national compliance with labor rights in Viet Nam peaked at 9.14 score in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.87 score, in 2020.
That places Viet Nam 5th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Level of national compliance with labor rights in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8.28 score | — |
| 2016 | 8.28 score | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.28 score | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.28 score | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.28 score | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.87 score | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 8.23 score | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 9.14 score | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 9.14 score | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.14 score | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.28 score | 8.28 score | 8.28 score | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.7 score | 7.87 score | 9.14 score | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 4 Belarus 9.92 score compare
- 6 China 9.13 score compare
- 7 Bangladesh 9.06 score compare
- 8 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 8.91 score 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)
- 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)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 72.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of national compliance with labor rights in Viet Nam?
- Level of national compliance with labor rights in Viet Nam was 9.14 score in 2024, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 9.14 score in 2022.
- What is the lowest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.87 score in 2020.
- How does Viet Nam rank for level of national compliance with labor rights?
- Viet Nam ranks 5th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is level of national compliance with labor rights rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Level of national compliance with labor rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Level of national compliance with fundamental rights at work (freedom of association and collective bargaining), in a scale from 0 to 10. Higher values indicate higher levels of compliance.