Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Viet Nam's unemployment rate stands at 1.52% as of 2025-12-31, down from 1.6% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Viet Nam's unemployment rate was 1.52%, down from 1.6% in 2024.
In 2024, Viet Nam's unemployment rate was 1.6%, down from 1.65% in 2023.
In 2023, Viet Nam's unemployment rate was 1.65%, up from 1.57% in 2022.
In 2022, Viet Nam's unemployment rate was 1.57%, down from 2.38% in 2021.
In 2021, Viet Nam's unemployment rate was 2.38%, up from 2.1% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.52% | -0.079% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -0.043% |
| 2023 | 1.65% | +0.075% |
| 2022 | 1.57% | -0.813% |
| 2021 | 2.38% | +0.28% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +0.422% |
| 2019 | 1.68% | +0.52% |
| 2018 | 1.16% | -0.713% |
| 2017 | 1.87% | +0.026% |
| 2016 | 1.85% | +0% |
| 2015 | 1.85% | +0.592% |
| 2014 | 1.26% | -0.06% |
| 2013 | 1.32% | +0.289% |
| 2012 | 1.03% | +0.028% |
| 2011 | 0.999% | -0.115% |
| 2010 | 1.11% | -0.623% |
| 2009 | 1.74% | -0.152% |
| 2008 | 1.89% | -0.137% |
| 2007 | 2.03% | -0.02% |
| 2006 | 2.05% | -0.032% |
| 2005 | 2.08% | -0.062% |
| 2004 | 2.14% | -0.11% |
| 2003 | 2.25% | +0.13% |
| 2002 | 2.12% | -0.64% |
| 2001 | 2.76% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 2.26% | -0.07% |
| 1999 | 2.33% | +0.04% |
| 1998 | 2.29% | -0.58% |
| 1997 | 2.87% | +0.94% |
| 1996 | 1.93% | -0.025% |
| 1995 | 1.96% | -0.017% |
| 1994 | 1.97% | -0.065% |
| 1993 | 2.04% | -0.072% |
| 1992 | 2.11% | -0.031% |
| 1991 | 2.14% | — |
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Viet Nam's unemployment rate is 1.52% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 1.6% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 2.87% (1997); the lowest is 0.999% (2011), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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