Unemployment rate of males vs females in Vietnam
Vietnam: Unemployment rate of males vs females was 1.68 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate of males vs females in Vietnam, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 1.68 for unemployment rate of males vs females in 2025.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate of males vs females in Vietnam peaked at 3.19 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.09, in 2011.
That places Vietnam 170th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate of males vs females in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.4 | — |
| 1992 | 2.37 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 2.28 | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 2.21 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 2.19 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 2.16 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 3.19 | +47.6% |
| 1998 | 2.42 | -24.1% |
| 1999 | 2.25 | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 2.37 | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 2.27 | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 1.92 | -15.5% |
| 2003 | 1.88 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.85 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.92 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 2.01 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 2.12 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 2.01 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 1.89 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 1.15 | -39.3% |
| 2011 | 1.09 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 1.12 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.49 | +33.0% |
| 2014 | 1.4 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 1.99 | +41.9% |
| 2016 | 1.99 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.04 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.29 | -36.9% |
| 2019 | 1.76 | +36.7% |
| 2020 | 1.78 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.48 | +38.8% |
| 2022 | 1.68 | -32.2% |
| 2023 | 1.77 | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 1.73 | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 1.68 | -2.8% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.68 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.65, 30% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.68 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.35, 50% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate of males vs females in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +47.6% | 2.16 | 3.19 |
| 2015 | +41.9% | 1.4 | 1.99 |
| 2021 | +38.8% | 1.78 | 2.48 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.38 | 2.16 | 3.19 | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.02 | 1.85 | 2.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 | 1.09 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.85 | 1.68 | 2.48 | 6 |
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 of males vs females in Vietnam?
- Unemployment rate of males vs females in Vietnam was 1.68 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate of males vs females recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 3.19 in 1997.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate of males vs females recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 in 2011.
- How does Vietnam rank for unemployment rate of males vs females?
- Vietnam ranks 170th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate of males vs females rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate of males vs females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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