Industry share of total emplyoment in Vietnam

Vietnam: Industry share of total emplyoment was 34.83 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
34.83
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
5th
of 186 countries
All-time high
34.83
in 2025
All-time low
7.29
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Industry share of total emplyoment in Vietnam, 1991–2025

1020301991200820251991: 7.31992: 7.81993: 8.31994: 8.91995: 9.61996: 10.41997: 12.31998: 11.21999: 11.62000: 12.12001: 13.52002: 14.32003: 15.92004: 16.82005: 18.22006: 19.62007: 20.42008: 21.12009: 21.82010: 21.72011: 21.32012: 21.22013: 21.22014: 21.42015: 22.72016: 24.82017: 25.82018: 26.72019: 29.62020: 31.12021: 33.12022: 30.72023: 33.52024: 34.32025: 34.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Vietnam recorded 34.83 for industry share of total emplyoment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 53.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industry share of total emplyoment in Vietnam peaked at 34.83 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.29, in 1991.

Vietnam ranks 5th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.71 7.29 12.29 9
2000s 17.37 12.07 21.85 10
2010s 23.64 21.18 29.59 10
2020s 32.92 30.68 34.83 6

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 2 Qatar 38.02 compare
  2. 3 Bahrain 34.91 compare
  3. 4 Czechia 34.89 compare
  4. 6 Iran 34.7 compare
  5. 7 Slovakia 34.53 compare
  6. 8 Tunisia 33.28 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is industry share of total emplyoment in Vietnam?
Industry share of total emplyoment in Vietnam was 34.83 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 34.83 in 2025.
What is the lowest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 7.29 in 1991.
How does Vietnam rank for industry share of total emplyoment?
Vietnam ranks 5th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
Is industry share of total emplyoment rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vietnam data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Industry share of total emplyoment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Industry share of total emplyoment
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,496 data points, 1991–2025
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