Share of employment: ICLS19) (15+) … current in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of employment: ICLS19) (15+) … current was 59.18 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of employment outside the formal sector (current ILO definition) in Vietnam, 2020–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, share of employment outside the formal sector (current ilo definition) in Vietnam stood at 59.18.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.3% over five years.
That places Vietnam 4th out of 46 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of employment: ICLS19) (15+) … current in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 59.38 | — |
| 2021 | 60.58 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 59.38 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 58.63 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 59.18 | +0.9% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 59.18 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.87, 1.8× the median. (10 countries reporting)
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 of employment outside the formal sector (current ilo definition) in Vietnam?
- Share of employment outside the formal sector (current ilo definition) in Vietnam was 59.18 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest share of employment outside the formal sector (current ilo definition) recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 60.58 in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of employment outside the formal sector (current ilo definition) recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.63 in 2023.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of employment outside the formal sector (current ilo definition)?
- Vietnam ranks 4th out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Share of employment outside the formal sector (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). 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 includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. 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 Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.