Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector was 63.27 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Vietnam, 2013–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Vietnam stood at 63.27.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Vietnam peaked at 64.28 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 49.69, in 2018.
That places Vietnam 8th out of 24 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 64.28 | — |
| 2014 | 54.14 | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 52.66 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 51.62 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 49.69 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 52.16 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 57.12 | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 60.69 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 60.81 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 59.99 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 63.27 | +5.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 63.27 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.74, 1.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 63.27 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 52.74, 1.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.09 | 49.69 | 64.28 | 6 |
| 2020s | 60.38 | 57.12 | 63.27 | 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 of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Vietnam?
- Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Vietnam was 63.27 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 64.28 in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.69 in 2018.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector?
- Vietnam ranks 8th out of 24 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 Share of tourism sector 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. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.