Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 2.37 million in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Viet Nam, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam peaked at 2.37 million in 2027 and was at its lowest, 1.85 million, in 2005.
Viet Nam 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 in Viet Nam, 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% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 2.37 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 136,768, 17.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam'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 Viet Nam
- 8 Bangladesh 3.44 million compare
- 9 Russian Federation 2.68 million compare
- 10 Mexico 2.53 million compare
- 12 Philippines 2.10 million compare
- 13 Japan 2.10 million compare
- 14 Ethiopia 1.81 million compare
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Viet Nam?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Viet Nam was 2.37 million in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.37 million in 2027.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.85 million in 2005.
- How does Viet Nam rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Viet Nam ranks 11th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 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.