Share in informal employment male in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share in informal employment male was 69.43 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
69.43
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
20th
of 82 countries
All-time high
81.52
in 2007
All-time low
69.43
in 2024
Years of data
14
2007–2024
Share in informal employment male in Vietnam, 2007–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 69.43 for share in informal employment male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in informal employment male in Vietnam peaked at 81.52 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 69.43, in 2024.
Vietnam ranks 20th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Share in informal employment male in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 81.52 | — |
| 2009 | 81.47 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 79.94 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 77.36 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 76.69 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 75.32 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 75.14 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 73.47 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 71.92 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 71.93 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 72.72 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 70.89 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 70.19 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 69.43 | -1.1% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 69.43 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.69, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 69.43 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 66.69, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.5 | 81.47 | 81.52 | 2 |
| 2010s | 75.69 | 71.92 | 79.94 | 7 |
| 2020s | 71.03 | 69.43 | 72.72 | 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 male in Vietnam?
- Share in informal employment male in Vietnam was 69.43 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in informal employment male recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 81.52 in 2007.
- What is the lowest share in informal employment male recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.43 in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for share in informal employment male?
- Vietnam ranks 20th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share in informal employment male rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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 male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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