Unemployment rate,Percent in Vietnam
Vietnam: Unemployment rate,Percent was 2.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Unemployment rate,Percent in Vietnam, 2008–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 2.2% for unemployment rate,percent in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 5.6% 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 68th out of 71 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Unemployment rate,Percent in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.4% | — |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +21.8% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -23.7% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +29.0% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -26.9% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 2.2% | -1.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 2.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.2%, 42% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 2.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.3%, 68% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate,Percent in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +29.0% | 2.5% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | -26.9% | 3.2% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 6 |
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 rate,percent in Vietnam?
- Unemployment rate,percent in Vietnam was 2.2% in 2025, 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 68th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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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