Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Vietnam

Employment in industry in Vietnam in 2025 — 34.8%. Ranked 5 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 27.5 pp.

2025 34.8% +0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 5of 182
Period maximum 34.8%2025
Period minimum 7.3%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Vietnam, 1991–202501020304019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 7.3%1992: 7.8%1993: 8.3%1994: 8.9%1995: 9.6%1996: 10.4%1997: 12.3%1998: 11.2%1999: 11.6%2000: 12.1%2001: 13.5%2002: 14.3%2003: 15.9%2004: 16.8%2005: 18.2%2006: 19.6%2007: 20.4%2008: 21.1%2009: 21.8%2010: 21.7%2011: 21.3%2012: 21.2%2013: 21.2%2014: 21.4%2015: 22.7%2016: 24.8%2017: 25.8%2018: 26.7%2019: 29.6%2020: 31.1%2021: 33.1%2022: 30.7%2023: 33.5%2024: 34.3%2025: 34.8%
Change over the period: +27.5 pp Annual average: 0.81 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Vietnam 34.8%
World 23.7%
South-Eastern Asia computed 23.9%
Employment in industry — Vietnam, by year Vietnam All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 34.8 +0.5 pp
2024 34.3 +0.9 pp
2023 33.5 +2.8 pp
2022 30.7 −2.4 pp
2021 33.1 +2.1 pp
2020 31.1 +1.5 pp
2019 29.6 +2.9 pp
2018 26.7 +0.9 pp
2017 25.8 +1 pp
2016 24.8 +2 pp
2015 22.7 +1.3 pp
2014 21.4 +0.3 pp
2013 21.2 −0 pp
2012 21.2 −0.1 pp
2011 21.3 −0.4 pp
2010 21.7 −0.2 pp
2009 21.8 +0.8 pp
2008 21.1 +0.7 pp
2007 20.4 +0.8 pp
2006 19.6 +1.3 pp
2005 18.2 +1.4 pp
2004 16.8 +0.9 pp
2003 15.9 +1.7 pp
2002 14.3 +0.8 pp
2001 13.5 +1.4 pp
2000 12.1 +0.4 pp
1999 11.6 +0.4 pp
1998 11.2 −1 pp
1997 12.3 +1.9 pp
1996 10.4 +0.8 pp
1995 9.6 +0.7 pp
1994 8.9 +0.6 pp
1993 8.3 +0.5 pp
1992 7.8 +0.5 pp
1991 7.3

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

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