Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Vietnam
Vietnam: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 1.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Vietnam, 1996–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 1.5% for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in 2024.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Vietnam peaked at 2.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2011.
That places Vietnam 174th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 5 |
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- Winter temperature anomalies 1.13 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Vietnam?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Vietnam was 1.5% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 1997.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2011.
- How does Vietnam rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Vietnam ranks 174th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.