Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Vietnam

Employment-to-population ratio in Vietnam in 2025 — 71.67%. Ranked 19 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4.72 pp.

2025 71.67% −0.29 pp vs 2024
World rank 19of 182
Period maximum 76.58%2018
Period minimum 71.67%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Vietnam, 1991–2025707274767819911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 76.39%1992: 76.23%1993: 76.13%1994: 76%1995: 75.8%1996: 75.63%1997: 73.96%1998: 73.6%1999: 72.77%2000: 71.73%2001: 72.84%2002: 72.84%2003: 72.43%2004: 72.4%2005: 72.7%2006: 73.07%2007: 73.51%2008: 74.16%2009: 74.72%2010: 75.42%2011: 75.61%2012: 75.54%2013: 76.22%2014: 76.34%2015: 76%2016: 75.54%2017: 75.75%2018: 76.58%2019: 75.33%2020: 72.8%2021: 71.98%2022: 73.31%2023: 72.34%2024: 71.96%2025: 71.67%
Change over the period: −4.72 pp Annual average: -0.14 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Vietnam 71.67%
World 58.06%
South-Eastern Asia computed 65.05%
Employment-to-population ratio — Vietnam, by year Vietnam All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 71.67 −0.29 pp
2024 71.96 −0.37 pp
2023 72.34 −0.98 pp
2022 73.31 +1.33 pp
2021 71.98 −0.82 pp
2020 72.8 −2.52 pp
2019 75.33 −1.26 pp
2018 76.58 +0.83 pp
2017 75.75 +0.21 pp
2016 75.54 −0.46 pp
2015 76 −0.34 pp
2014 76.34 +0.12 pp
2013 76.22 +0.68 pp
2012 75.54 −0.07 pp
2011 75.61 +0.19 pp
2010 75.42 +0.7 pp
2009 74.72 +0.56 pp
2008 74.16 +0.65 pp
2007 73.51 +0.44 pp
2006 73.07 +0.37 pp
2005 72.7 +0.3 pp
2004 72.4 −0.03 pp
2003 72.43 −0.41 pp
2002 72.84 −0.01 pp
2001 72.84 +1.11 pp
2000 71.73 −1.04 pp
1999 72.77 −0.83 pp
1998 73.6 −0.35 pp
1997 73.96 −1.67 pp
1996 75.63 −0.18 pp
1995 75.8 −0.19 pp
1994 76 −0.13 pp
1993 76.13 −0.1 pp
1992 76.23 −0.16 pp
1991 76.39

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

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