Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Vietnam

Labor force participation rate in Vietnam in 2025 — 72.78%. Ranked 23 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 5.37 pp.

2025 72.78% −0.36 pp vs 2024
World rank 23of 182
Period maximum 78.15%1990
Period minimum 72.78%2025

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Vietnam, 1990–2025727476788019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 78.15%1991: 78.06%1992: 77.87%1993: 77.71%1994: 77.53%1995: 77.32%1996: 77.11%1997: 76.14%1998: 75.33%1999: 74.51%2000: 73.39%2001: 74.91%2002: 74.42%2003: 74.1%2004: 73.99%2005: 74.25%2006: 74.6%2007: 75.03%2008: 75.59%2009: 76.04%2010: 76.27%2011: 76.37%2012: 76.32%2013: 77.23%2014: 77.31%2015: 77.43%2016: 76.97%2017: 77.2%2018: 77.48%2019: 76.62%2020: 74.37%2021: 73.74%2022: 74.48%2023: 73.55%2024: 73.13%2025: 72.78%
Change over the period: −5.37 pp Annual average: -0.15 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Vietnam 72.78%
World 60.98%
South-Eastern Asia computed 66.68%
Labor force participation rate — Vietnam, by year Vietnam All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 72.78 −0.36 pp
2024 73.13 −0.41 pp
2023 73.55 −0.94 pp
2022 74.48 +0.75 pp
2021 73.74 −0.63 pp
2020 74.37 −2.25 pp
2019 76.62 −0.87 pp
2018 77.48 +0.28 pp
2017 77.2 +0.23 pp
2016 76.97 −0.47 pp
2015 77.43 +0.12 pp
2014 77.31 +0.07 pp
2013 77.23 +0.91 pp
2012 76.32 −0.05 pp
2011 76.37 +0.1 pp
2010 76.27 +0.23 pp
2009 76.04 +0.45 pp
2008 75.59 +0.56 pp
2007 75.03 +0.44 pp
2006 74.6 +0.35 pp
2005 74.25 +0.26 pp
2004 73.99 −0.11 pp
2003 74.1 −0.32 pp
2002 74.42 −0.5 pp
2001 74.91 +1.52 pp
2000 73.39 −1.12 pp
1999 74.51 −0.82 pp
1998 75.33 −0.81 pp
1997 76.14 −0.97 pp
1996 77.11 −0.2 pp
1995 77.32 −0.21 pp
1994 77.53 −0.18 pp
1993 77.71 −0.16 pp
1992 77.87 −0.19 pp
1991 78.06 −0.09 pp
1990 78.15

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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