Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) was 2.37 million in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Vietnam, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Vietnam is 2.37 million, measured in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Vietnam peaked at 2.37 million in 2027 and was at its lowest, 1.85 million, in 2005.
Vietnam ranks 11th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.85 million | — |
| 2006 | 1.92 million | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 2.00 million | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 2.03 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.06 million | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.13 million | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 2.16 million | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 2.15 million | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.15 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.15 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.17 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.21 million | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.17 million | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.29 million | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 2.20 million | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.17 million | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.11 million | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 2.29 million | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 2.30 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 2.33 million | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 2.35 million | +0.6% |
| 2026 | 2.36 million | +0.6% |
| 2027 | 2.37 million | +0.6% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 2.37 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 136,768, 17.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 2.37 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 155,259, 15.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.97 million | 1.85 million | 2.06 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.18 million | 2.13 million | 2.29 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.29 million | 2.11 million | 2.37 million | 8 |
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 in Vietnam?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Vietnam was 2.37 million in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.37 million in 2027.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.85 million in 2005.
- How does Vietnam rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Vietnam ranks 11th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings.This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked of employed persons in their main job. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.