Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 51.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Viet Nam, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Viet Nam is 51.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Viet Nam peaked at 51.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 1991.
Viet Nam ranks 130th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22.9% | — |
| 1992 | 23.3% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 23.8% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 24.6% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 24.9% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 25.4% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 27.7% | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 30.2% | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 27.1% | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 27.9% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 30.6% | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 32.1% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 36.1% | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 36.6% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 37.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 37.8% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 38.6% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 39.4% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 39.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 40.3% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 40.1% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 40.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 40.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 44.2% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 46.4% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 47.7% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 48.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 48.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 48.1% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 48.8% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 49.9% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 50.3% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 50.8% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 51.3% | +1.0% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 51.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.9%, 76% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 51.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.4%, 85% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.6% | 22.9% | 30.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 34.6% | 27.9% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 39.3% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 48.1% | 51.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More work & labour data for Viet Nam
- 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 wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Viet Nam?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Viet Nam was 51.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 1991.
- How does Viet Nam rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Viet Nam ranks 130th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.