Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%) in Vietnam

Vietnam: Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%) was 22.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
22.0%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
5th
of 164 countries
All-time high
22.0%
in 2024
All-time low
9.2%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2024

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Vietnam, 2000–2024

051015202000201220242000: 9.2 %2001: 9.7 %2002: 10.1 %2003: 11 %2004: 11.7 %2006: 14.8 %2007: 13.8 %2009: 14.5 %2010: 14.3 %2011: 13.8 %2012: 13.8 %2013: 13.9 %2014: 14.4 %2015: 15.7 %2016: 16.7 %2017: 17.4 %2018: 17.9 %2019: 20.2 %2020: 21.3 %2021: 21 %2022: 21.4 %2023: 21.7 %2024: 22 %

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Vietnam stood at 22.0%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 52.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Vietnam peaked at 22.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2000.

Vietnam ranks 5th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%) in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%) in Vietnam, 2000 to 2024.
Year % Change
2000 9.2% —
2001 9.7% +5.4%
2002 10.1% +3.8%
2003 11.0% +8.6%
2004 11.7% +6.8%
2006 14.8% +26.9%
2007 13.8% -7.3%
2009 14.5% +5.2%
2010 14.3% -1.5%
2011 13.8% -2.9%
2012 13.8% -0.2%
2013 13.9% +1.0%
2014 14.4% +3.5%
2015 15.7% +8.7%
2016 16.7% +6.2%
2017 17.4% +4.1%
2018 17.9% +3.2%
2019 20.2% +13.0%
2020 21.3% +5.3%
2021 21.0% -1.6%
2022 21.4% +2.1%
2023 21.7% +1.5%
2024 22.0% +1.1%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 22.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 2.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 22.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.0%, 2.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%) in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2006 +26.9% 11.7% 14.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.8% 9.2% 14.8% 8
2010s 15.8% 13.8% 20.2% 10
2020s 21.5% 21.0% 22.0% 5

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 2 San Marino 25.4% compare
  2. 3 Czechia 25.1% compare
  3. 4 Slovenia 22.9% compare
  4. 5 Viet Nam 22.0% compare
  5. 7 Slovakia 21.9% compare
  6. 8 Hungary 20.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Vietnam?
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Vietnam was 22.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2024.
What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2000.
How does Vietnam rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
Vietnam ranks 5th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vietnam data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
202 places, 3,876 data points, 2000–2025
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