Unemployment rate,Percent in Vietnam

Vietnam: Unemployment rate,Percent was 2.2% in 2024. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2024)
2.2%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
69th
of 71 countries
All-time high
3.2%
in 2021
All-time low
1.9%
in 2012
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Unemployment rate,Percent in Vietnam, 2008–2024

01232008201620242008: 2.42009: 2.92010: 2.92011: 2.22012: 1.92013: 2.22014: 2.12015: 2.32016: 2.32017: 2.22018: 2.22019: 2.22020: 2.52021: 3.22022: 2.32023: 2.32024: 2.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Vietnam recorded 2.2% for unemployment rate,percent in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Vietnam peaked at 3.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2012.

That places Vietnam 69th out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.6% 2.4% 2.9% 2
2010s 2.3% 1.9% 2.9% 10
2020s 2.5% 2.2% 3.2% 5

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 66 Belarus 2.6% compare
  2. 67 Japan 2.5% compare
  3. 68 Russia 2.2% compare
  4. 70 Singapore 2.0% compare
  5. 71 Thailand 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate,percent in Vietnam?
Unemployment rate,percent in Vietnam was 2.2% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2021.
What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2012.
How does Vietnam rank for unemployment rate,percent?
Vietnam ranks 69th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Vietnam data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Unemployment rate,Percent,,,
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 2,196 data points, 1990–2026
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