Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Vietnam

Female labor force participation rate in Vietnam in 2025 — 68.55%. Ranked 19 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 6.19 pp.

2025 68.55% −0.35 pp vs 2024
World rank 19of 182
Period maximum 74.74%1990
Period minimum 68.55%2025

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Vietnam, 1990–2025687072747619901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 74.74%1991: 74.62%1992: 74.41%1993: 74.24%1994: 74.04%1995: 73.81%1996: 73.59%1997: 72.53%1998: 71.82%1999: 71.18%2000: 69.97%2001: 71.49%2002: 70.83%2003: 70.35%2004: 70.1%2005: 70.38%2006: 70.73%2007: 71.14%2008: 71.55%2009: 71.91%2010: 71.73%2011: 71.72%2012: 71.98%2013: 72.91%2014: 73.06%2015: 72.86%2016: 72.53%2017: 72.58%2018: 72.9%2019: 71.51%2020: 69.1%2021: 69.11%2022: 69.88%2023: 69.22%2024: 68.91%2025: 68.55%
Change over the period: −6.19 pp Annual average: -0.18 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Vietnam 68.55%
World 48.94%
South-Eastern Asia computed 55.55%
Female labor force participation rate — Vietnam, by year Vietnam All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 68.55 −0.35 pp
2024 68.91 −0.31 pp
2023 69.22 −0.66 pp
2022 69.88 +0.77 pp
2021 69.11 +0.01 pp
2020 69.1 −2.42 pp
2019 71.51 −1.39 pp
2018 72.9 +0.32 pp
2017 72.58 +0.05 pp
2016 72.53 −0.33 pp
2015 72.86 −0.2 pp
2014 73.06 +0.15 pp
2013 72.91 +0.92 pp
2012 71.98 +0.27 pp
2011 71.72 −0.02 pp
2010 71.73 −0.18 pp
2009 71.91 +0.36 pp
2008 71.55 +0.41 pp
2007 71.14 +0.41 pp
2006 70.73 +0.35 pp
2005 70.38 +0.28 pp
2004 70.1 −0.25 pp
2003 70.35 −0.48 pp
2002 70.83 −0.66 pp
2001 71.49 +1.52 pp
2000 69.97 −1.21 pp
1999 71.18 −0.64 pp
1998 71.82 −0.71 pp
1997 72.53 −1.05 pp
1996 73.59 −0.22 pp
1995 73.81 −0.23 pp
1994 74.04 −0.2 pp
1993 74.24 −0.18 pp
1992 74.41 −0.21 pp
1991 74.62 −0.11 pp
1990 74.74

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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