Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) was 1.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Vietnam, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 1.5% for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 Vietnam peaked at 2.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2011.
That places Vietnam 178th out of 191 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 (%) (age 13th) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.5%, 28% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.3%, 46% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
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 Vietnam
- 175 Tonga 1.6% compare
- 176 Timor-Leste 1.5% compare
- 176 East Timor 1.5% compare
- 178 Viet Nam 1.5% compare
- 180 Myanmar 1.5% compare
- 181 Republic of Moldova 1.4% compare
- 181 Moldova 1.4% compare
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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Vietnam?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Vietnam 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2011.
- How does Vietnam rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Vietnam ranks 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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