Part time employment, female in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Part time employment, female was 20.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Part time employment, female in Viet Nam, 2007–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, female in Viet Nam is 20.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Viet Nam peaked at 61.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2020.
Viet Nam ranks 72nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Part time employment, female in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 47.9% | — |
| 2009 | 47.4% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 51.8% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 60.9% | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 61.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 52.2% | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 52.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | -63.5% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | -24.0% |
| 2021 | 36.4% | +207.3% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | -33.2% |
| 2024 | 20.8% | +0.5% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 20.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.6%, 75% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 20.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.8%, 84% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, female in Viet Nam 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +207.3% | 11.9% | 36.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.6% | 47.4% | 47.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 15.6% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 11.9% | 36.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
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)
- 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 part time employment, female in Viet Nam?
- Part time employment, female in Viet Nam was 20.8% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 61.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2020.
- How does Viet Nam rank for part time employment, female?
- Viet Nam ranks 72nd out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.