Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national in Vietnam
Vietnam: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national was 88.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Vietnam, 1989–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2024, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Vietnam stood at 88.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Vietnam peaked at 91.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 86.0%, in 2020.
Vietnam ranks 40th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 90.3% | — |
| 1996 | 91.4% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 90.5% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 91.5% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 90.4% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 90.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 90.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 89.6% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 89.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 88.9% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 88.3% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 88.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 88.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 88.2% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 88.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 88.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 86.9% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 87.7% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 88.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 88.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 88.3% | -0.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 88.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.0%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 88.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 78.7%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 90.3% | 90.3% | 90.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 91.1% | 90.5% | 91.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 90.0% | 88.9% | 90.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 86.9% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 86.0% | 88.6% | 5 |
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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Vietnam?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Vietnam was 88.3% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.0% in 2020.
- How does Vietnam rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Vietnam ranks 40th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.