Viet Nam - Unemployment Rate 2024
1.60%
−0.70pp from 2023
Viet Nam's unemployment rate was 1.60% in 2024, decreased +0.70pp from 1.65% in 2023. This was the 14th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2024▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Qatar | 0.13% | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Cambodia | 0.25% | -0.8% |
| 3rd | Niger | 0.38% | -7.6% |
| 4th | Thailand | 0.78% | -21.9% |
| 5th | Burundi | 0.92% | 0.4% |
| 6th | Chad | 1.05% | -0.6% |
| 7th | Bahrain | 1.08% | -82.8% |
| 8th | Lao PDR | 1.17% | -1.0% |
| 9th | Moldova | 1.43% | -68.9% |
| 10th | Solomon Islands | 1.44% | 0.1% |
| 11th | Andorra | 1.48% | -3.3% |
| 12th | Timor-Leste | 1.52% | -0.1% |
| 13th | Tanzania | 1.56% | -0.5% |
| 14th | Viet Nam | 1.60% | -30.3% |
| 15th | Benin | 1.64% | -0.2% |
| 16th | Cuba | 1.76% | 1.4% |
| 17th | Togo | 1.95% | 0.3% |
| 18th | Tonga | 1.97% | 18.9% |
| 19th | Kuwait | 2.15% | 3.4% |
| 20th | United Arab Emirates | 2.16% | 0.4% |
| 21st | Philippines | 2.20% | -49.5% |
| 22nd | Macao SAR, China | 2.26% | -14.6% |
| 23rd | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.27% | 0.4% |
| 24th | Russian Federation | 2.43% | -23.3% |
| 25th | Japan | 2.50% | -2.9% |
| 26th | Czechia | 2.60% | 0.9% |
| 27th | Guatemala | 2.61% | 11.5% |
| 28th | Papua New Guinea | 2.63% | -0.9% |
| 29th | Guinea-Bissau | 2.65% | 0.6% |
| 30th | Mexico | 2.68% | -4.2% |
| 31st | Liechtenstein | 2.72% | -3.9% |
| 32nd | Singapore | 2.74% | 42.2% |
| 33rd | Uganda | 2.74% | -0.5% |
| 34th | Korea | 2.78% | 2.8% |
| 35th | Senegal | 2.79% | 0.1% |
| 36th | Poland | 2.81% | -0.5% |
| 37th | Ghana | 2.82% | -0.3% |
| 38th | Myanmar | 2.89% | -3.0% |
| 39th | Liberia | 2.91% | 0.3% |
| 40th | Mali | 2.92% | -0.8% |
| 41st | Hong Kong SAR, China | 2.99% | 0.4% |
| 42nd | Seychelles | 3.00% | 0.0% |
| 43rd | Nigeria | 3.05% | -0.9% |
| 44th | Madagascar | 3.05% | 0.2% |
| 45th | Malta | 3.10% | -11.0% |
| 46th | Sierra Leone | 3.10% | 0.4% |
| 47th | Jamaica | 3.15% | -28.4% |
| 48th | Oman | 3.20% | 0.9% |
| 49th | El Salvador | 3.26% | -37.5% |
| 50th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.27% | -33.2% |
| 51st | Bhutan | 3.28% | -6.2% |
| 52nd | Indonesia | 3.30% | -38.0% |
| 53rd | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.32% | -16.7% |
| 54th | Germany | 3.40% | 10.3% |
| 55th | Burkina Faso | 3.44% | -4.4% |
| 56th | Ecuador | 3.45% | -3.3% |
| 57th | Belarus | 3.46% | 0.1% |
| 58th | Kyrgyz Republic | 3.49% | -12.4% |
| 59th | Saudi Arabia | 3.52% | -12.1% |
| 60th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 3.54% | 2.2% |
| 61st | Israel | 3.60% | 4.2% |
| 62nd | Iceland | 3.60% | 6.7% |
| 63rd | Cameroon | 3.60% | -0.1% |
| 64th | Bangladesh | 3.64% | 8.4% |
| 65th | Netherlands | 3.70% | 4.1% |
| 66th | Slovenia | 3.70% | 0.7% |
| 67th | Comoros | 3.82% | -0.5% |
| 68th | Malaysia | 3.85% | 20.2% |
| 69th | Australia | 3.94% | 6.5% |
| 70th | Norway | 4.00% | 11.3% |
| 71st | Turkmenistan | 4.02% | 0.3% |
| 72nd | United States | 4.02% | 10.7% |
| 73rd | India | 4.17% | -15.5% |
| 74th | Bulgaria | 4.20% | -4.4% |
| 75th | Sri Lanka | 4.24% | -15.2% |
| 76th | Aruba | 4.27% | 6.7% |
| 77th | Maldives | 4.28% | 6.4% |
| 78th | Ireland | 4.30% | -0.2% |
| 79th | Switzerland | 4.34% | 119.0% |
| 80th | United Kingdom | 4.36% | 7.7% |
| 81st | San Marino | 4.41% | 4.6% |
| 82nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 4.42% | -1.1% |
| 83rd | Uzbekistan | 4.44% | -34.8% |
| 84th | Hungary | 4.50% | 10.4% |
| 85th | China | 4.59% | -12.0% |
| 86th | New Zealand | 4.72% | 25.1% |
| 87th | Kazakhstan | 4.83% | 2.3% |
| 88th | Samoa | 4.86% | -1.3% |
| 89th | Cyprus | 4.90% | -15.8% |
| 90th | Honduras | 4.91% | -39.2% |
| 91st | Nicaragua | 4.98% | 48.1% |
| 92nd | Vanuatu | 4.99% | -0.5% |
| 93rd | Croatia | 5.00% | -19.6% |
| 94th | Malawi | 5.05% | 0.8% |
| 95th | Guinea | 5.13% | -0.2% |
| 96th | Mongolia | 5.16% | -2.7% |
| 97th | Brunei Darussalam | 5.18% | 0.5% |
| 98th | Peru | 5.20% | -23.4% |
| 99th | Austria | 5.20% | 2.0% |
| 100th | Guam | 5.25% | -0.2% |
| 101st | Slovak Republic | 5.30% | -9.0% |
| 102nd | Dominican Republic | 5.31% | 0.1% |
| 103rd | Denmark | 5.36% | 93.6% |
| 104th | Fiji | 5.36% | -17.5% |
| 105th | Romania | 5.40% | -3.0% |
| 106th | Kenya | 5.49% | 1.4% |
| 107th | Pakistan | 5.49% | -35.4% |
| 108th | Mauritius | 5.55% | -9.1% |
| 109th | Puerto Rico (US) | 5.64% | -4.4% |
| 110th | Azerbaijan | 5.65% | 3.5% |
| 111th | Paraguay | 5.69% | -3.4% |
| 112th | Belgium | 5.70% | 3.3% |
| 113th | Zambia | 5.90% | 0.6% |
| 114th | European Union | 5.92% | -1.7% |
| 115th | Eritrea | 5.95% | 0.6% |
| 116th | Channel Islands | 6.03% | 1.7% |
| 117th | Central African Republic | 6.25% | 1.2% |
| 118th | Canada | 6.35% | 18.0% |
| 119th | Luxembourg | 6.40% | 22.3% |
| 120th | Barbados | 6.45% | -21.5% |
| 121st | Gambia, The | 6.48% | 0.0% |
| 122nd | Italy | 6.50% | -15.4% |
| 123rd | Portugal | 6.50% | -1.3% |
| 124th | Mozambique | 6.67% | 0.1% |
| 125th | Brazil | 6.80% | -14.7% |
| 126th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 6.82% | -5.1% |
| 127th | Lithuania | 6.85% | -0.3% |
| 128th | Latvia | 6.90% | 6.1% |
| 129th | Costa Rica | 6.94% | -4.9% |
| 130th | Tajikistan | 7.04% | 0.1% |
| 131st | Argentina | 7.15% | 16.7% |
| 132nd | Serbia | 7.24% | -23.2% |
| 133rd | France | 7.40% | 0.8% |
| 134th | Estonia | 7.60% | 19.2% |
| 135th | Suriname | 7.62% | -28.1% |
| 136th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 8.15% | 0.9% |
| 137th | Uruguay | 8.21% | -1.4% |
| 138th | Equatorial Guinea | 8.29% | 0.9% |
| 139th | Finland | 8.40% | 16.1% |
| 140th | Sweden | 8.40% | 9.6% |
| 141st | Panama | 8.45% | 13.7% |
| 142nd | Belize | 8.70% | 160.0% |
| 143rd | Chile | 8.72% | 0.4% |
| 144th | Türkiye | 8.80% | -6.4% |
| 145th | Bahamas, The | 9.05% | -11.1% |
| 146th | São Tomé and Principe | 9.06% | 0.3% |
| 147th | Morocco | 9.10% | -30.0% |
| 148th | Zimbabwe | 9.44% | 0.9% |
| 149th | Colombia | 9.62% | -5.3% |
| 150th | Greece | 10.02% | -9.5% |
| 151st | St. Lucia | 10.20% | -15.7% |
| 152nd | Mauritania | 10.26% | -1.1% |
| 153rd | Nepal | 10.50% | 0.6% |
| 154th | Albania | 10.69% | 12.5% |
| 155th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.69% | -19.0% |
| 156th | New Caledonia | 10.99% | 0.6% |
| 157th | Rwanda | 11.33% | -8.3% |
| 158th | Spain | 11.40% | -6.4% |
| 159th | Virgin Islands (US) | 11.42% | 0.6% |
| 160th | Georgia | 11.56% | -29.5% |
| 161st | French Polynesia | 11.61% | 0.0% |
| 162nd | Algeria | 11.66% | 0.1% |
| 163rd | Guyana | 11.87% | -0.4% |
| 164th | Cabo Verde | 11.88% | 39.8% |
| 165th | North Macedonia | 12.27% | -6.0% |
| 166th | Armenia | 12.41% | 0.0% |
| 167th | Ukraine | 13.10% | -31.3% |
| 168th | Montenegro | 13.21% | 0.5% |
| 169th | Syrian Arab Republic | 13.36% | 0.7% |
| 170th | Afghanistan | 13.69% | -2.3% |
| 171st | Angola | 14.02% | -0.2% |
| 172nd | Haiti | 14.61% | 1.0% |
| 173rd | Iraq | 15.29% | 0.4% |
| 174th | Tunisia | 15.34% | -6.5% |
| 175th | Lesotho | 16.34% | 0.0% |
| 176th | Jordan | 16.69% | -24.0% |
| 177th | Yemen, Republic of | 16.97% | 0.2% |
| 178th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.09% | -1.4% |
| 179th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 18.95% | -0.1% |
| 180th | Libya | 19.09% | 2.0% |
| 181st | Namibia | 19.16% | 0.0% |
| 182nd | Congo, Republic of | 19.90% | -0.1% |
| 183rd | Gabon | 20.09% | -0.3% |
| 184th | Botswana | 23.81% | 1.8% |
| 185th | Djibouti | 26.01% | -0.3% |
| 186th | South Africa | 32.28% | -0.3% |
| 187th | Eswatini | 34.64% | 0.1% |
| 188th | Sudan | 60.85% | 27.9% |
FAQ
What was Viet Nam's unemployment rate in 2024?▾
Viet Nam's unemployment rate in 2024 was 1.60%. This ranked 14th globally.
How did Viet Nam's unemployment rate change in 2024?▾
Viet Nam's unemployment rate decreased by 30.3% in 2024 compared to 2023.
Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 2024?▾
Sudan had the highest unemployment rate in 2024 at 60.85%.
What is the unemployment rate of Viet Nam in 2024?▾
The unemployment rate of Viet Nam in 2024 was 1.60%. This ranked 14th globally.
How does 2024 compare to 2023 for Viet Nam's unemployment rate?▾
Viet Nam's unemployment rate went from 1.65% in 2023 to 1.60% in 2024, a 30.3% decrease.
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