Female share of the labor force — all countries

Female share of the labor force — Vietnam

Female share of the labor force in Vietnam in 2025 — 48.82%. Ranked 22 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 1.22 pp.

2025 48.82% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 22of 182
Period maximum 50.04%1990
Period minimum 48.1%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of labor force

Female share of the labor force — Vietnam, 1990–20254848.54949.55050.519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 50.04%1991: 50%1992: 49.96%1993: 49.92%1994: 49.86%1995: 49.8%1996: 49.75%1997: 49.61%1998: 49.58%1999: 49.62%2000: 49.52%2001: 49.59%2002: 49.49%2003: 49.41%2004: 49.34%2005: 49.4%2006: 49.45%2007: 49.5%2008: 49.48%2009: 49.44%2010: 49.15%2011: 49.05%2012: 49.25%2013: 49.29%2014: 49.34%2015: 49.12%2016: 49.1%2017: 48.82%2018: 48.73%2019: 48.3%2020: 48.1%2021: 48.53%2022: 48.59%2023: 48.76%2024: 48.82%2025: 48.82%
Change over the period: −1.22 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Vietnam 48.82%
World 40.18%
South-Eastern Asia computed 42.22%
Female share of the labor force — Vietnam, by year Vietnam All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 48.82 −0 pp
2024 48.82 +0.07 pp
2023 48.76 +0.17 pp
2022 48.59 +0.06 pp
2021 48.53 +0.43 pp
2020 48.1 −0.2 pp
2019 48.3 −0.43 pp
2018 48.73 −0.09 pp
2017 48.82 −0.28 pp
2016 49.1 −0.02 pp
2015 49.12 −0.22 pp
2014 49.34 +0.05 pp
2013 49.29 +0.03 pp
2012 49.25 +0.2 pp
2011 49.05 −0.1 pp
2010 49.15 −0.29 pp
2009 49.44 −0.04 pp
2008 49.48 −0.03 pp
2007 49.5 +0.05 pp
2006 49.45 +0.05 pp
2005 49.4 +0.06 pp
2004 49.34 −0.07 pp
2003 49.41 −0.08 pp
2002 49.49 −0.1 pp
2001 49.59 +0.07 pp
2000 49.52 −0.11 pp
1999 49.62 +0.04 pp
1998 49.58 −0.03 pp
1997 49.61 −0.14 pp
1996 49.75 −0.06 pp
1995 49.8 −0.06 pp
1994 49.86 −0.05 pp
1993 49.92 −0.04 pp
1992 49.96 −0.04 pp
1991 50 −0.04 pp
1990 50.04

About the indicator

The share of women in the total labor force. It differs from female labor force participation in measuring composition rather than reach: the first answers what part of those working are women, the second what part of women work. Fifty percent would mean complete equality of composition; in most countries it comes to between forty and forty-eight, and in the Gulf states and South Asia to less than twenty.

Important: A measure of composition, not of access: the share can rise because men are leaving the labor market. It is worth reading together with female labor force participation.

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