Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Vietnam

Employment in agriculture in Vietnam in 2025 — 25%. Ranked 71 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 49 pp.

2025 25% −0.8 pp vs 2024
World rank 71of 182
Period maximum 74%1991
Period minimum 25%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Vietnam, 1991–202502040608019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 74%1992: 73%1993: 72.1%1994: 71%1995: 69.9%1996: 68.8%1997: 64.3%1998: 63.6%1999: 63.9%2000: 64.2%2001: 63%2002: 61%2003: 58.6%2004: 56.8%2005: 53.7%2006: 50.5%2007: 49.3%2008: 48.5%2009: 47.6%2010: 48.7%2011: 48.3%2012: 47.4%2013: 46.8%2014: 46.3%2015: 44%2016: 41.9%2017: 40.2%2018: 37.7%2019: 34.5%2020: 32.6%2021: 29%2022: 33.5%2023: 27%2024: 25.9%2025: 25%
Change over the period: −49 pp Annual average: -1.44 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Vietnam

Vietnam 25%
World 25.8%
South-Eastern Asia computed 26.6%
Employment in agriculture — Vietnam, by year Vietnam All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 25 −0.8 pp
2024 25.9 −1.1 pp
2023 27 −6.5 pp
2022 33.5 +4.4 pp
2021 29 −3.6 pp
2020 32.6 −1.9 pp
2019 34.5 −3.2 pp
2018 37.7 −2.4 pp
2017 40.2 −1.7 pp
2016 41.9 −2.2 pp
2015 44 −2.3 pp
2014 46.3 −0.5 pp
2013 46.8 −0.6 pp
2012 47.4 −0.9 pp
2011 48.3 −0.4 pp
2010 48.7 +1.2 pp
2009 47.6 −1 pp
2008 48.5 −0.8 pp
2007 49.3 −1.2 pp
2006 50.5 −3.2 pp
2005 53.7 −3.1 pp
2004 56.8 −1.8 pp
2003 58.6 −2.4 pp
2002 61 −2 pp
2001 63 −1.2 pp
2000 64.2 +0.3 pp
1999 63.9 +0.3 pp
1998 63.6 −0.6 pp
1997 64.3 −4.6 pp
1996 68.8 −1.1 pp
1995 69.9 −1.1 pp
1994 71 −1.1 pp
1993 72.1 −1 pp
1992 73 −1 pp
1991 74

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.