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Viet Nam - Unemployment Rate 2022

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank
1.57% −1.63pp from 2021 Global rank: 12th

Viet Nam's unemployment rate was 1.57% in 2022, decreased +1.63pp from 2.38% in 2021. This was the 12th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2022
Unemployment Rate by Country - 2022
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Qatar 0.13% -7.1%
2nd Cambodia 0.25% -38.1%
3rd Niger 0.40% -50.0%
4th Burundi 0.91% -18.7%
5th Moldova 0.91% -72.0%
6th Thailand 0.94% -50.5%
7th Chad 1.08% -29.3%
8th Lao PDR 1.21% -41.9%
9th Bahrain 1.27% -78.6%
10th Solomon Islands 1.48% 67.8%
11th Timor-Leste 1.54% -34.4%
12th Viet Nam 1.57% -50.9%
13th Tanzania 1.57% -16.2%
14th Benin 1.69% -8.1%
15th Cuba 1.83% -13.3%
16th Togo 1.97% -16.2%
17th Tonga 2.00% -5.2%
18th Andorra 2.10% -35.9%
19th Kuwait 2.13% -28.2%
20th Czechia 2.22% -18.8%
21st Côte d'Ivoire 2.31% -11.9%
22nd Mali 2.39% -40.4%
23rd Macao SAR, China 2.45% -17.1%
24th Liechtenstein 2.49% -14.2%
25th Philippines 2.60% -66.6%
26th Japan 2.61% -7.2%
27th Guinea-Bissau 2.67% -11.6%
28th Papua New Guinea 2.69% -11.3%
29th Poland 2.81% -16.7%
30th Senegal 2.84% -17.4%
31st Korea 2.86% -22.3%
32nd Ghana 2.87% -10.3%
33rd United Arab Emirates 2.87% -7.5%
34th Uganda 2.89% -15.5%
35th Liberia 2.96% -23.1%
36th El Salvador 3.00% -52.6%
37th Seychelles 3.00% 0.0%
38th Guatemala 3.05% 40.3%
39th Myanmar 3.06% -29.4%
40th Germany 3.14% -12.9%
41st Sierra Leone 3.14% -11.7%
42nd Madagascar 3.19% -8.9%
43rd Norway 3.23% -26.7%
44th Mexico 3.26% -21.3%
45th New Zealand 3.30% -12.6%
46th Oman 3.30% 73.7%
47th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 3.46% -6.4%
48th Indonesia 3.46% -46.7%
49th Malta 3.47% -7.9%
50th Netherlands 3.53% -16.6%
51st Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.55% -48.8%
52nd Belarus 3.57% -8.2%
53rd Hungary 3.58% -11.5%
54th Singapore 3.59% 35.5%
55th Cameroon 3.65% -8.3%
56th United States 3.65% -31.9%
57th Israel 3.70% -25.6%
58th Ecuador 3.71% -20.7%
59th Australia 3.73% -27.1%
60th United Kingdom 3.77% -17.2%
61st Iceland 3.79% -35.1%
62nd Nigeria 3.83% -29.2%
63rd Burkina Faso 3.83% -15.1%
64th Russian Federation 3.87% -20.0%
65th Comoros 3.88% -11.7%
66th Malaysia 3.93% -14.6%
67th Slovenia 4.01% -15.1%
68th Turkmenistan 4.02% -9.9%
69th Jamaica 4.08% -51.2%
70th Switzerland 4.12% 37.7%
71st Bulgaria 4.15% -21.0%
72nd Peru 4.29% -60.0%
73rd Aruba 4.30% -51.1%
74th Maldives 4.30% -14.2%
75th Hong Kong SAR, China 4.32% -20.2%
76th Trinidad and Tobago 4.38% -18.2%
77th Denmark 4.43% 23.4%
78th Uzbekistan 4.46% -53.7%
79th Ireland 4.47% -28.6%
80th Sri Lanka 4.53% -11.2%
81st Congo, Democratic Republic of 4.54% -14.2%
82nd Luxembourg 4.59% -20.1%
83rd Bangladesh 4.59% -15.8%
84th Kyrgyz Republic 4.77% -12.7%
85th India 4.82% -34.5%
86th Kazakhstan 4.86% -0.8%
87th Nicaragua 4.97% 35.3%
88th China 4.98% -2.7%
89th Austria 4.99% -19.2%
90th Malawi 5.02% -11.2%
91st Samoa 5.05% -24.2%
92nd Vanuatu 5.08% 6.3%
93rd San Marino 5.14% -20.2%
94th Guinea 5.17% -11.0%
95th Brunei Darussalam 5.19% -28.9%
96th Canada 5.28% -29.5%
97th Pakistan 5.29% -16.0%
98th Guam 5.38% -10.3%
99th Fiji 5.40% -40.0%
100th Dominican Republic 5.50% -25.5%
101st Kenya 5.57% -2.2%
102nd Belgium 5.57% -11.2%
103rd Estonia 5.57% -9.8%
104th Saudi Arabia 5.59% -8.8%
105th Romania 5.61% 0.1%
106th Azerbaijan 5.65% -6.4%
107th Channel Islands 5.92% -10.8%
108th Bhutan 5.95% 23.9%
109th Mongolia 5.95% -28.3%
110th Lithuania 5.96% -16.3%
111th Zambia 5.99% 15.3%
112th Puerto Rico (US) 6.00% -25.0%
113th Eritrea 6.03% -7.0%
114th Gambia, The 6.07% -2.3%
115th Portugal 6.14% -8.7%
116th Slovak Republic 6.14% -9.9%
117th European Union 6.16% -12.3%
118th Central African Republic 6.29% -6.2%
119th Mauritius 6.32% -30.5%
120th Egypt, Arab Republic of 6.55% -10.2%
121st Finland 6.72% -11.7%
122nd Paraguay 6.76% -10.1%
123rd Mozambique 6.79% 25.4%
124th Argentina 6.81% -22.2%
125th Cyprus 6.81% -4.8%
126th Croatia 6.81% -15.8%
127th Latvia 6.82% -9.8%
128th Tajikistan 7.05% -8.3%
129th Barbados 7.26% -48.5%
130th France 7.30% -7.2%
131st Sweden 7.42% -16.6%
132nd Sudan 7.53% -73.4%
133rd Uruguay 7.88% -16.0%
134th Suriname 7.97% -28.8%
135th Italy 8.07% -15.3%
136th Panama 8.09% -28.4%
137th Chile 8.25% -6.9%
138th Equatorial Guinea 8.33% -5.5%
139th Serbia 8.44% -24.0%
140th Belize 8.68% -15.3%
141st Honduras 8.77% 2.4%
142nd São Tomé and Principe 8.96% -6.3%
143rd Iran, Islamic Republic of 9.09% -1.0%
144th Brazil 9.23% -30.2%
145th Bahamas, The 9.25% -46.8%
146th Morocco 9.41% -23.5%
147th Zimbabwe 10.09% 5.7%
148th Türkiye 10.47% -12.8%
149th Mauritania 10.52% -5.5%
150th Colombia 10.54% -23.6%
151st Nepal 10.66% -12.9%
152nd New Caledonia 10.71% -7.5%
153rd Albania 10.79% -6.2%
154th Lebanon 11.11% -12.3%
155th Costa Rica 11.33% -17.2%
156th Georgia 11.62% -43.6%
157th French Polynesia 11.79% -6.1%
158th Guyana 11.91% -18.3%
159th Virgin Islands (US) 12.09% -10.5%
160th Cabo Verde 12.24% 44.0%
161st Algeria 12.38% -9.3%
162nd Greece 12.43% -15.9%
163rd South Sudan 12.48% -10.6%
164th Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.66% -27.1%
165th Spain 13.03% -12.6%
166th Syrian Arab Republic 13.25% -11.0%
167th Armenia 13.45% -13.2%
168th Afghanistan 14.10% 17.4%
169th Angola 14.12% -10.6%
170th North Macedonia 14.48% -6.2%
171st Haiti 14.54% -4.9%
172nd Montenegro 14.85% -10.2%
173rd Rwanda 15.08% -4.4%
174th Tunisia 15.30% -5.6%
175th Iraq 15.41% -4.7%
176th St. Lucia 15.93% -22.3%
177th Lesotho 16.62% -8.7%
178th Yemen, Republic of 17.22% -5.9%
179th Jordan 18.20% -24.4%
180th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 19.11% -2.8%
181st Libya 19.24% -2.7%
182nd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 19.28% -5.3%
183rd Namibia 19.62% -6.3%
184th Congo, Republic of 20.13% -8.5%
185th Gabon 20.32% -4.3%
186th Botswana 23.62% 2.2%
187th West Bank and Gaza 24.42% -7.5%
188th Ukraine 24.53% 149.4%
189th Djibouti 26.27% -4.9%
190th South Africa 33.27% -3.0%
191st Eswatini 36.47% 6.8%

FAQ

What was Viet Nam's unemployment rate in 2022?

Viet Nam's unemployment rate in 2022 was 1.57%. This ranked 12th globally.

How did Viet Nam's unemployment rate change in 2022?

Viet Nam's unemployment rate decreased by 50.9% in 2022 compared to 2021.

Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 2022?

Eswatini had the highest unemployment rate in 2022 at 36.47%.

What is the unemployment rate of Viet Nam in 2022?

The unemployment rate of Viet Nam in 2022 was 1.57%. This ranked 12th globally.

How does 2022 compare to 2021 for Viet Nam's unemployment rate?

Viet Nam's unemployment rate went from 2.38% in 2021 to 1.57% in 2022, a 50.9% decrease.