Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS was 1.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Viet Nam, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Viet Nam is 1.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Viet Nam peaked at 2.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2011.
That places Viet Nam 176th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3% | — |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +22.1% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -23.2% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -36.2% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +28.2% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +46.8% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -38.0% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +44.8% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -34.0% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 173 Tonga 1.6% compare
- 174 Timor-Leste 1.5% compare
- 174 Timor-Leste 1.5% compare
- 176 Viet Nam 1.5% compare
- 178 Myanmar 1.5% compare
- 179 Republic of Moldova 1.4% compare
- 179 Republic of Moldova 1.4% compare
More work & labour data for Viet Nam
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5387 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5189 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5582 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 65,711 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 48,918 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 46,233 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 45,472 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 91,705 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Viet Nam?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Viet Nam was 1.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2011.
- How does Viet Nam rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Viet Nam ranks 176th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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