Vietnam - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Vietnam was 47.63 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 49.89 in 1990, while its lowest value was 47.42 in 2018.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 49.89
1991 49.81
1992 49.68
1993 49.56
1994 49.43
1995 49.30
1996 49.17
1997 48.90
1998 48.91
1999 49.11
2000 48.77
2001 48.80
2002 48.76
2003 48.68
2004 48.42
2005 48.42
2006 48.41
2007 48.40
2008 48.21
2009 48.04
2010 47.85
2011 47.77
2012 47.94
2013 48.00
2014 48.01
2015 47.77
2016 47.81
2017 47.76
2018 47.42
2019 47.46
2020 47.45
2021 47.63

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Vietnam was 56,150,900 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 56,150,900 in 2021 and a minimum value of 32,737,980 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 32,737,980
1991 33,552,130
1992 34,335,770
1993 35,125,780
1994 35,924,520
1995 36,745,060
1996 37,534,680
1997 37,727,730
1998 38,396,290
1999 39,257,090
2000 39,533,470
2001 40,956,000
2002 41,597,610
2003 42,172,370
2004 42,706,520
2005 44,252,550
2006 45,717,150
2007 47,258,120
2008 48,708,270
2009 50,112,000
2010 51,173,590
2011 51,973,300
2012 52,592,950
2013 53,789,500
2014 54,390,200
2015 55,069,620
2016 55,175,660
2017 55,384,740
2018 55,501,820
2019 55,898,820
2020 55,885,220
2021 56,150,900

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure