Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS (%) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS (%) was 64.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
64.6%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
6th
of 50 countries
All-time high
67.7%
in 2021
All-time low
64.6%
in 2024
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS in Vietnam, 2020–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls in Vietnam is 64.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.7% over five years.
Vietnam ranks 6th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS (%) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 67.0% | — |
| 2021 | 67.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 65.8% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 65.3% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 64.6% | -1.1% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 64.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.0%, 1.7× the median. (9 countries reporting)
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 proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls in Vietnam?
- Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls in Vietnam was 64.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6% in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls?
- Vietnam ranks 6th out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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