SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Vietnam
Vietnam: SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees was 44,856 in 2024. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Vietnam, 2007–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 44,856 for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 78.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Vietnam peaked at 44,856 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,256, in 2007.
Vietnam ranks 1st of 68 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7,256 | — |
| 2009 | 11,466 | +58.0% |
| 2011 | 15,539 | +35.5% |
| 2012 | 19,601 | +26.1% |
| 2013 | 21,644 | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 25,158 | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 27,654 | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 28,389 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 30,030 | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 30,136 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 37,010 | +22.8% |
| 2020 | 39,196 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 36,698 | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 39,942 | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 41,829 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 44,856 | +7.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 44,856 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.09, 476.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 44,856 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,983, 11.3× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,361 | 7,256 | 11,466 | 2 |
| 2010s | 26,129 | 15,539 | 37,010 | 9 |
| 2020s | 40,504 | 36,698 | 44,856 | 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 sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Vietnam?
- Sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Vietnam was 44,856 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 44,856 in 2024.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,256 in 2007.
- How does Vietnam rank for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees?
- Vietnam ranks 1st out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator presents data by sex on employees' average hourly earnings. The concept of earnings, as applied in wage statistics, relates to gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. Data are also disaggregated by occupation. Statistics on average hourly earnings by sex are the basis for the calculation of the gender pay gap. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.