Unemployment rate in Vietnam
Vietnam: Unemployment rate was 1.52 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate in Vietnam, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate in Vietnam is 1.52, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Vietnam peaked at 2.87 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.999, in 2011.
That places Vietnam 176th 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 in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.14 | — |
| 1992 | 2.11 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 2.04 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 1.97 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.96 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.93 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 2.87 | +48.7% |
| 1998 | 2.29 | -20.2% |
| 1999 | 2.33 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 2.26 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 2.76 | +22.1% |
| 2002 | 2.12 | -23.2% |
| 2003 | 2.25 | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 2.14 | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 2.08 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 2.05 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 2.03 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.89 | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 1.74 | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 1.11 | -35.9% |
| 2011 | 0.999 | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 1.03 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.32 | +28.1% |
| 2014 | 1.26 | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 1.85 | +47.1% |
| 2016 | 1.85 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.87 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.16 | -38.0% |
| 2019 | 1.68 | +44.8% |
| 2020 | 2.1 | +25.1% |
| 2021 | 2.38 | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 1.57 | -34.1% |
| 2023 | 1.65 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 1.6 | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 1.52 | -4.9% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.52 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.63, 27% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.52 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.05, 50% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate 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 | +48.7% | 1.93 | 2.87 |
| 2015 | +47.1% | 1.26 | 1.85 |
| 2019 | +44.8% | 1.16 | 1.68 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.18 | 1.93 | 2.87 | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.13 | 1.74 | 2.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 | 0.999 | 1.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 | 1.52 | 2.38 | 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 in Vietnam?
- Unemployment rate in Vietnam was 1.52 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.87 in 1997.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.999 in 2011.
- How does Vietnam rank for unemployment rate?
- Vietnam ranks 176th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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