Viet Nam — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Viet Nam, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Viet Nam was 72.78% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 78.15% in 1990. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.20% per year.
Viet Nam ranks 24 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 13%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 64.35%, so Viet Nam sits above it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 7% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 6%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 4 of 29 economies; New Zealand (70.35%) is just below it. That is 3% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 17th of 187 in 1990 → 28th of 187 in 2000 → 18th of 187 in 2010 → 16th of 187 in 2020 → 23rd of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72.78% | -0.4 pp |
| 2024 | 73.13% | -0.4 pp |
| 2023 | 73.55% | -0.9 pp |
| 2022 | 74.48% | +0.7 pp |
| 2021 | 73.74% | -0.6 pp |
| 2020 | 74.37% | -2.2 pp |
| 2019 | 76.61% | -0.9 pp |
| 2018 | 77.48% | +0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 77.2% | +0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 76.97% | -0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 77.43% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 77.31% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 77.23% | +0.9 pp |
| 2012 | 76.32% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 76.37% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 76.27% | +0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 76.04% | +0.5 pp |
| 2008 | 75.59% | +0.6 pp |
| 2007 | 75.03% | +0.4 pp |
| 2006 | 74.6% | +0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 74.25% | +0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 73.99% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 74.1% | -0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 74.42% | -0.5 pp |
| 2001 | 74.91% | +1.5 pp |
| 2000 | 73.39% | -1.1 pp |
| 1999 | 74.51% | -0.8 pp |
| 1998 | 75.33% | -0.8 pp |
| 1997 | 76.14% | -1.0 pp |
| 1996 | 77.11% | -0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 77.32% | -0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 77.53% | -0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 77.71% | -0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 77.87% | -0.2 pp |
| 1991 | 78.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 78.15% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Viet Nam’s Labor participation in 1991?
78.06% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Viet Nam’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -6.9% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 72.78%; 2024: 73.13%; 2023: 73.55%; 2022: 74.48%; 2021: 73.74%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.