Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture was 98.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Viet Nam, 2007–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 98.7% for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Viet Nam peaked at 99.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 98.7%, in 2024.
That places Viet Nam 10th out of 81 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 98.7% | — |
| 2009 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.7% | 98.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.7% | 99.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.7% | 98.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More agriculture & rural data for Viet Nam
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1164 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 589.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0489 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6117 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Viet Nam?
- Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Viet Nam was 98.7% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.7% in 2024.
- How does Viet Nam rank for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture?
- Viet Nam ranks 10th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%).