Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS (%) (age 19th) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS (%) (age 19th) was 2.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.0%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
67th
of 70 countries
All-time high
3.0%
in 2021
All-time low
2.0%
in 2024
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Vietnam, 2020–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Vietnam stood at 2.0%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 16.7% over five years.
That places Vietnam 67th out of 70 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS (%) (age 19th) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2.5% | — |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -27.8% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -1.4% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 2.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.8%, 30% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 2.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.6%, 57% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Vietnam?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Vietnam was 2.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls?
- Vietnam ranks 67th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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