Viet Nam - Labor Force Participation 2017

Labor force participation rate · World Bank
77.20% +0.23pp from 2016 Global rank: 13th

Viet Nam's labor force participation was 77.20% in 2017, increased +0.23pp from 76.97% in 2016. This was the 13th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2017
Labor Force Participation by Country - 2017
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Qatar 87.50% 0.0%
2nd Madagascar 85.65% -0.2%
3rd Solomon Islands 84.32% 0.0%
4th Tanzania 83.86% 0.0%
5th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 82.09% 0.1%
6th Cambodia 81.41% -0.4%
7th Nigeria 80.89% 0.1%
8th Burundi 80.09% 0.2%
9th Eritrea 79.00% -0.1%
10th Mozambique 78.98% 0.0%
11th United Arab Emirates 78.76% 0.4%
12th Burkina Faso 78.12% -0.3%
13th Viet Nam 77.20% 0.3%
14th Peru 77.00% 2.1%
15th Liberia 76.91% 0.0%
16th Iceland 76.89% -0.7%
17th Angola 75.61% -0.4%
18th Benin 74.32% 0.5%
19th South Sudan 74.27% 0.4%
20th Bahamas, The 74.16% 0.2%
21st Central African Republic 73.43% 0.0%
22nd Kuwait 73.39% 0.9%
23rd Niger 72.89% -0.3%
24th Bahrain 72.39% 0.6%
25th Kenya 72.31% -2.8%
26th Uganda 71.76% -2.7%
27th Paraguay 71.04% 1.5%
28th Oman 70.71% 0.6%
29th New Zealand 70.48% 1.3%
30th Kazakhstan 70.23% -0.1%
31st Macao SAR, China 69.86% -0.3%
32nd St. Lucia 69.37% 0.0%
33rd Cameroon 69.31% -1.3%
34th Mali 69.16% -1.0%
35th Singapore 68.94% -0.4%
36th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 68.63% 1.9%
37th Switzerland 68.54% -0.2%
38th China 68.35% -0.8%
39th Moldova 68.33% -2.3%
40th Congo, Republic of 68.16% 0.0%
41st Ecuador 68.15% 0.7%
42nd Thailand 67.53% -1.2%
43rd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 67.13% 0.2%
44th Timor-Leste 67.06% 0.4%
45th Ghana 66.86% -1.8%
46th Indonesia 66.69% 0.6%
47th Barbados 66.17% 0.2%
48th Netherlands 66.13% -0.2%
49th Côte d'Ivoire 66.12% -1.1%
50th Colombia 66.01% -0.6%
51st Zimbabwe 65.99% -0.1%
52nd Haiti 65.92% 0.1%
53rd Panama 65.87% -0.5%
54th Georgia 65.83% -0.3%
55th Canada 65.79% 0.2%
56th Jamaica 65.67% 1.2%
57th Norway 65.66% -0.8%
58th Israel 65.49% -0.2%
59th Nicaragua 65.33% 0.2%
60th Australia 65.25% 0.5%
61st Malaysia 65.20% 0.2%
62nd Brunei Darussalam 65.19% -0.4%
63rd Azerbaijan 65.04% 0.6%
64th Congo, Democratic Republic of 64.76% -0.4%
65th Brazil 64.53% 0.4%
66th Belarus 64.48% 0.1%
67th Sweden 64.39% 0.5%
68th Cyprus 64.38% 1.0%
69th Honduras 64.36% 1.6%
70th Uruguay 64.11% -0.8%
71st Belize 64.03% -0.3%
72nd Malawi 63.47% -2.7%
73rd Estonia 63.24% 1.0%
74th Guinea-Bissau 63.00% -0.1%
75th Chile 62.95% 1.0%
76th Korea 62.91% 0.5%
77th Bhutan 62.78% -0.3%
78th Botswana 62.77% 0.5%
79th United States 62.55% 0.2%
80th Russian Federation 62.50% -0.6%
81st United Kingdom 62.41% 0.0%
82nd Dominican Republic 62.37% -0.1%
83rd Guam 62.36% -0.1%
84th Myanmar 62.02% -2.1%
85th Ireland 61.92% -0.3%
86th Denmark 61.83% 0.1%
87th Trinidad and Tobago 61.56% -0.8%
88th Armenia 61.46% -0.3%
89th Equatorial Guinea 61.31% 0.2%
90th Guatemala 60.94% 0.4%
91st Latvia 60.79% 0.7%
92nd Austria 60.67% -0.1%
93rd Germany 60.66% 0.4%
94th Lithuania 60.61% 0.5%
95th Chad 60.51% -0.9%
96th Hong Kong SAR, China 60.47% 0.1%
97th Rwanda 60.46% -0.2%
98th Japan 60.44% 0.8%
99th Lesotho 60.24% -2.1%
100th Mexico 60.21% -0.4%
101st New Caledonia 60.21% -2.0%
102nd Czechia 60.07% 0.4%
103rd Vanuatu 59.91% -1.1%
104th Slovak Republic 59.89% -0.2%
105th Mauritius 59.89% 0.4%
106th Costa Rica 59.85% 0.3%
107th Lao PDR 59.78% -0.2%
108th Namibia 59.67% -1.3%
109th Maldives 59.18% 4.0%
110th Cabo Verde 59.18% 0.0%
111th Philippines 59.14% -4.0%
112th Mongolia 59.14% 1.3%
113th Virgin Islands (US) 59.14% 1.4%
114th El Salvador 59.01% -0.4%
115th Saudi Arabia 58.99% -2.8%
116th Portugal 58.88% 0.8%
117th Argentina 58.81% -0.4%
118th Channel Islands 58.74% -0.3%
119th Luxembourg 58.74% -0.6%
120th Finland 58.67% 0.2%
121st Zambia 58.58% -0.2%
122nd Slovenia 58.55% 3.0%
123rd Bangladesh 58.33% 4.0%
124th Togo 58.07% -0.1%
125th Albania 58.06% 1.3%
126th Spain 58.05% -0.5%
127th Hungary 57.83% 0.9%
128th Malta 57.66% 1.9%
129th Poland 57.56% 0.4%
130th Fiji 57.46% -0.2%
131st European Union 57.00% 0.3%
132nd Kyrgyz Republic 56.87% -4.0%
133rd Uzbekistan 56.47% 0.0%
134th Ukraine 56.31% 0.0%
135th Suriname 56.14% 0.0%
136th French Polynesia 55.82% -0.1%
137th Guyana 55.60% -0.1%
138th Cuba 55.56% 0.0%
139th Bulgaria 55.41% 3.9%
140th South Africa 55.36% 1.2%
141st France 55.26% -0.3%
142nd Sierra Leone 54.68% -1.4%
143rd Samoa 54.43% -0.1%
144th Tonga 54.35% -0.6%
145th Guinea 54.28% -1.3%
146th Sri Lanka 53.99% 0.5%
147th Serbia 53.55% 1.1%
148th Belgium 53.34% 0.3%
149th North Macedonia 53.16% -0.5%
150th Türkiye 52.83% 1.6%
151st India 52.67% -0.3%
152nd Montenegro 52.64% -0.2%
153rd Romania 51.84% 1.8%
154th Croatia 51.39% 0.4%
155th Pakistan 51.34% -0.7%
156th Gabon 51.04% 0.6%
157th Greece 51.02% -0.2%
158th Eswatini 50.84% -0.6%
159th Papua New Guinea 50.42% 0.7%
160th Italy 49.50% 0.7%
161st Bosnia and Herzegovina 49.41% -0.4%
162nd Libya 49.33% -0.1%
163rd Comoros 49.25% 3.3%
164th Lebanon 47.97% 1.0%
165th Gambia, The 47.77% 0.0%
166th Tunisia 47.49% -0.5%
167th Afghanistan 47.31% 0.1%
168th Senegal 46.00% -8.2%
169th Morocco 45.50% -2.3%
170th Egypt, Arab Republic of 44.95% -3.6%
171st Iran, Islamic Republic of 44.24% 2.5%
172nd West Bank and Gaza 44.00% 0.5%
173rd Turkmenistan 43.12% -0.5%
174th Sudan 42.41% -2.5%
175th Algeria 42.33% 0.0%
176th Iraq 41.89% -2.9%
177th Mauritania 41.10% -1.2%
178th Jordan 40.23% 3.3%
179th Nepal 39.92% -0.5%
180th Tajikistan 38.88% -2.1%
181st Puerto Rico (US) 38.24% 0.2%
182nd Syrian Arab Republic 37.74% 0.1%
183rd Somalia, Fed. Rep. 34.10% -0.1%
184th Yemen, Republic of 32.47% 0.6%
185th Djibouti 32.27% -0.5%
186th São Tomé and Principe 23.88% -0.3%

FAQ

What was Viet Nam's labor force participation in 2017?

Viet Nam's labor force participation in 2017 was 77.20%. This ranked 13th globally.

How did Viet Nam's labor force participation change in 2017?

Viet Nam's labor force participation increased by 0.3% in 2017 compared to 2016.

Which country had the highest labor force participation in 2017?

Qatar had the highest labor force participation in 2017 at 87.50%.

What is the labor force participation of Viet Nam in 2017?

The labor force participation of Viet Nam in 2017 was 77.20%. This ranked 13th globally.

How does 2017 compare to 2016 for Viet Nam's labor force participation?

Viet Nam's labor force participation went from 76.97% in 2016 to 77.20% in 2017, a 0.3% increase.