Share in informal employment female in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share in informal employment female was 64.43 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share in informal employment female in Vietnam, 2007–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share in informal employment female in Vietnam stood at 64.43. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in informal employment female in Vietnam peaked at 82.37 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 64.43, in 2024.
That places Vietnam 24th out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Share in informal employment female in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 82.37 | — |
| 2009 | 81.66 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 79.08 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 76.32 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 74.24 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 72.8 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 71.37 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 69.21 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 67.22 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 66.2 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 67.8 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 66.01 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 64.92 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 64.43 | -0.8% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 64.43 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.93, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 64.43 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 63.36, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.02 | 81.66 | 82.37 | 2 |
| 2010s | 72.89 | 67.22 | 79.08 | 7 |
| 2020s | 65.87 | 64.43 | 67.8 | 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 share in informal employment female in Vietnam?
- Share in informal employment female in Vietnam was 64.43 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in informal employment female recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 82.37 in 2007.
- What is the lowest share in informal employment female recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.43 in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for share in informal employment female?
- Vietnam ranks 24th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share in informal employment female rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in informal employment female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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