Viet Nam — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Viet Nam, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Viet Nam was 1.52% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.87% in 1997. The lowest was 1.00% in 2011 (about 1.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.00% per year.
Viet Nam ranks 177 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 95%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 3.05%, so Viet Nam sits below it. It peaked in 1997 and has fallen 47% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 18%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 25 of 29 economies; Solomon Islands (1.43%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 49% in 1997. That is 13% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 155th of 187 in 1991 → 169th of 187 in 2000 → 178th of 187 in 2010 → 175th of 187 in 2020 → 172nd of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.52% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 1.65% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 1.57% | -0.8 pp |
| 2021 | 2.38% | +0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 1.68% | +0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 1.16% | -0.7 pp |
| 2017 | 1.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 1.85% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 1.85% | +0.6 pp |
| 2014 | 1.26% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 1.32% | +0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 1.03% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 1% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 1.11% | -0.6 pp |
| 2009 | 1.74% | -0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 1.89% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 2.03% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 2.05% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 2.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 2.14% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 2.25% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 2.12% | -0.6 pp |
| 2001 | 2.76% | +0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 2.26% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 2.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 2.29% | -0.6 pp |
| 1997 | 2.87% | +0.9 pp |
| 1996 | 1.93% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 1.96% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 1.97% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 2.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 2.11% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 2.14% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Viet Nam’s Unemployment in 1992?
2.11% (1992). 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 total labor force, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Viet Nam’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -28.8% in total — about 1.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.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: 1.52%; 2024: 1.6%; 2023: 1.65%; 2022: 1.57%; 2021: 2.38%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment 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.