Population by labor force status in Vietnam
Vietnam: Population by labor force status was 23.22 million people in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
23.22 million people
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
16th
of 186 countries
All-time high
26.00 million people
in 1994
All-time low
21.43 million people
in 2011
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Population by labor force status in Vietnam, 1991–2025
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population by labor force status in Vietnam is 23.22 million people, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by labor force status in Vietnam peaked at 26.00 million people in 1994 and was at its lowest, 21.43 million people, in 2011.
Vietnam ranks 16th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Population by labor force status in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 25.49 million people | — |
| 1992 | 25.73 million people | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 25.91 million people | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 26.00 million people | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 25.99 million people | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 25.86 million people | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 25.61 million people | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 25.24 million people | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 24.77 million people | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 24.30 million people | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 23.89 million people | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 23.54 million people | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 23.22 million people | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 22.88 million people | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 22.48 million people | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 22.14 million people | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 21.93 million people | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 21.81 million people | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 21.67 million people | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 21.50 million people | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 21.43 million people | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 21.49 million people | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 21.68 million people | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 21.98 million people | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 22.27 million people | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 22.68 million people | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 23.24 million people | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 23.66 million people | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 23.85 million people | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 23.92 million people | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 23.94 million people | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 23.86 million people | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 23.69 million people | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 23.45 million people | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 23.22 million people | -1.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 23.22 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.99 million people, 11.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 23.22 million people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.11 million people, 20.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.62 million people | 24.77 million people | 26.00 million people | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.79 million people | 21.67 million people | 24.30 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.38 million people | 21.43 million people | 23.85 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.68 million people | 23.22 million people | 23.94 million people | 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 population by labor force status in Vietnam?
- Population by labor force status in Vietnam was 23.22 million people in 2025, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population by labor force status recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 26.00 million people in 1994.
- What is the lowest population by labor force status recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.43 million people in 2011.
- How does Vietnam rank for population by labor force status?
- Vietnam ranks 16th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population by labor force status rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population by labor force status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Population below working age (under 15 years old).