Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 25.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Viet Nam, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 25.0% for employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Viet Nam peaked at 74.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2025.
That places Viet Nam 73rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 74.0% | — |
| 1992 | 73.0% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 72.1% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 71.0% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 69.9% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 68.8% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 64.3% | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 63.6% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 63.9% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 64.2% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 63.0% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 58.6% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 56.8% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 53.7% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 50.5% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 49.3% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 47.6% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 48.7% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 48.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 47.4% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 46.8% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 46.3% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 41.9% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 40.2% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 33.5% | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 27.0% | -19.4% |
| 2024 | 25.9% | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 25.0% | -3.2% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 25.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.5%, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 25.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.6%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.0% | 63.6% | 74.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 47.6% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 34.5% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 25.0% | 33.5% | 6 |
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 employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Viet Nam?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Viet Nam was 25.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2025.
- How does Viet Nam rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Viet Nam ranks 73rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).