Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0231 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Vietnam, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Vietnam is 0.0231 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Vietnam peaked at 0.0245 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0214 units per person, in 2021.
That places Vietnam 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0229 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0234 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0239 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0239 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0239 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0243 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0245 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.024 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0237 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0234 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0234 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0235 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0228 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0238 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0226 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0221 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0214 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0229 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 0.023 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0231 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0231 units per person | +0.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.0231 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0174 units per person, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.0231 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0181 units per person, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0236 units per person | 0.0229 units per person | 0.0239 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0236 units per person | 0.0226 units per person | 0.0245 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0226 units per person | 0.0214 units per person | 0.0231 units per person | 6 |
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Vietnam?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Vietnam was 0.0231 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0245 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0214 units per person in 2021.
- How does Vietnam rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Vietnam ranks 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.