Share of care employment outside the formal sector in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Share of care employment outside the formal sector was 13.65 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of care employment outside the formal sector in Viet Nam, 2009–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, share of care employment outside the formal sector in Viet Nam stood at 13.65. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of care employment outside the formal sector in Viet Nam peaked at 13.65 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.52, in 2018.
That places Viet Nam 32nd out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of care employment outside the formal sector in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 12.94 | — |
| 2013 | 11.29 | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 10.59 | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 10.6 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 10.72 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 9.99 | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 9.52 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 11.31 | +18.8% |
| 2020 | 12.57 | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 12.39 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 12.3 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 12.54 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 13.65 | +8.9% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 13.65 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.57, 53% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 13.65 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.99, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.94 | 12.94 | 12.94 | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.57 | 9.52 | 11.31 | 7 |
| 2020s | 12.69 | 12.3 | 13.65 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More work & labour data for Viet Nam
- 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 of care employment outside the formal sector in Viet Nam?
- Share of care employment outside the formal sector in Viet Nam was 13.65 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest share of care employment outside the formal sector recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 13.65 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of care employment outside the formal sector recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.52 in 2018.
- How does Viet Nam rank for share of care employment outside the formal sector?
- Viet Nam ranks 32nd out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of care employment outside the formal sector rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Share of care employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This harmonized series for employment outside the formal sector is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.