Vietnam Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Vietnam labor force participation rate for 2022 was 43.72%, a 1.96% decline from 2021.
  • Vietnam labor force participation rate for 2021 was 45.68%, a 7.15% decline from 2020.
  • Vietnam labor force participation rate for 2020 was 52.84%, a 4.51% decline from 2019.
  • Vietnam labor force participation rate for 2019 was 57.34%, a 2.18% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 71.00%
Cambodia 57.70%
Vanuatu 55.12%
Honduras 54.01%
Angola 53.14%
Nicaragua 50.46%
Lao PDR 48.35%
Cameroon 46.51%
Indonesia 45.29%
Myanmar 44.63%
Bolivia 44.38%
Vietnam 43.72%
El Salvador 43.69%
Kyrgyz Republic 43.64%
Pakistan 43.17%
Republic of Congo 42.16%
Lesotho 41.67%
Kenya 41.12%
Ghana 41.11%
Bangladesh 39.04%
Timor-Leste 38.36%
Moldova 36.92%
Georgia 36.65%
Uzbekistan 35.02%
Zambia 34.96%
Sao Tome and Principe 33.92%
Papua New Guinea 33.79%
Philippines 33.50%
Sri Lanka 30.92%
West Bank and Gaza 30.81%
Mongolia 30.40%
Cabo Verde 28.98%
India 28.90%
Tunisia 28.02%
Sudan 26.83%
Morocco 26.77%
Bhutan 26.56%
Nigeria 24.39%
Eswatini 23.93%
Egypt 23.87%
Mauritania 19.63%
Djibouti 14.14%
Kosovo 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Vietnam Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 43.72% -1.96%
2021 45.68% -7.15%
2020 52.84% -4.51%
2019 57.34% 2.18%
2018 55.16% -1.31%
2017 56.47% -0.14%
2016 56.61% -2.30%
2015 58.91% 1.33%
2014 57.58% 0.06%
2013 57.51% 2.48%
2012 55.03% -1.30%
2011 56.33% -1.79%
2010 58.13% -1.36%
2009 59.49% 1.78%
2008 57.72% 1.79%
2007 55.92% -0.07%
2006 55.99% -0.07%
2005 56.07% -0.07%
2004 56.14% -0.86%
2003 57.00% -1.70%
2002 58.70% -2.10%
2001 60.80% 4.60%
2000 56.20% -4.00%
1999 60.20% -3.00%
1998 63.20% -3.00%
1997 66.20% -3.40%
1996 69.60% -0.89%
1995 70.49% -0.88%
1994 71.37% -0.78%
1993 72.15% -0.67%
1992 72.83% -0.72%
1991 73.55% 73.55%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%