Labor force — all countries

Labor force — Vietnam

Labor force in Vietnam in 2025 — 57,041,323 people. Ranked 12 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 81.1%.

2025 57.04M people +0.59% vs 2024
World rank 12of 182
Period maximum 57.04M people2025
Period minimum 31.5M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Vietnam, 1990–202530M40M50M60M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 31,496,153 people1991: 32,320,532 people1992: 33,115,526 people1993: 33,938,919 people1994: 34,771,003 people1995: 35,609,733 people1996: 36,468,498 people1997: 37,016,863 people1998: 37,710,949 people1999: 38,384,112 people2000: 38,790,735 people2001: 40,511,879 people2002: 41,102,232 people2003: 41,746,162 people2004: 42,508,994 people2005: 43,513,617 people2006: 44,781,401 people2007: 46,296,491 people2008: 47,894,666 people2009: 49,267,257 people2010: 50,303,014 people2011: 51,197,726 people2012: 51,916,391 people2013: 53,209,344 people2014: 53,885,546 people2015: 54,628,714 people2016: 54,888,312 people2017: 55,533,898 people2018: 56,235,855 people2019: 56,180,127 people2020: 55,149,609 people2021: 55,299,911 people2022: 56,475,416 people2023: 56,381,956 people2024: 56,703,936 people2025: 57,041,323 people
Change over the period: +25.55M (+81.11%) Average annual rate: 1.71 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Vietnam 57.04M people
World 3.74B people
East Asia & Pacific 1.28B people
South-Eastern Asia computed 358M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.34B people
Labor force — Vietnam, by year Vietnam All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 57.04M +337,387 +0.59%
2024 56.7M +321,980 +0.57%
2023 56.38M −93,460 −0.17%
2022 56.48M +1.18M +2.13%
2021 55.3M +150,302 +0.27%
2020 55.15M −1.03M −1.83%
2019 56.18M −55,728 −0.1%
2018 56.24M +701,957 +1.26%
2017 55.53M +645,586 +1.18%
2016 54.89M +259,598 +0.48%
2015 54.63M +743,168 +1.38%
2014 53.89M +676,202 +1.27%
2013 53.21M +1.29M +2.49%
2012 51.92M +718,665 +1.4%
2011 51.2M +894,712 +1.78%
2010 50.3M +1.04M +2.1%
2009 49.27M +1.37M +2.87%
2008 47.89M +1.6M +3.45%
2007 46.3M +1.52M +3.38%
2006 44.78M +1.27M +2.91%
2005 43.51M +1M +2.36%
2004 42.51M +762,832 +1.83%
2003 41.75M +643,930 +1.57%
2002 41.1M +590,353 +1.46%
2001 40.51M +1.72M +4.44%
2000 38.79M +406,623 +1.06%
1999 38.38M +673,163 +1.79%
1998 37.71M +694,086 +1.88%
1997 37.02M +548,365 +1.5%
1996 36.47M +858,765 +2.41%
1995 35.61M +838,730 +2.41%
1994 34.77M +832,084 +2.45%
1993 33.94M +823,393 +2.49%
1992 33.12M +794,994 +2.46%
1991 32.32M +824,379 +2.62%
1990 31.5M

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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