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.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.9% | — |
| 1997 | 2.9% | +48.6% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -20.2% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +22.4% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -23.1% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -35.9% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +28.1% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +47.1% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -38.0% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +44.8% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +25.1% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -34.1% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -7.1% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 26% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5%, 44% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More reference data data for Vietnam
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 12.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 23.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.27 (2050)
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.