ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 25 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Viet Nam, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 25 % for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Viet Nam peaked at 74 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 25 %, in 2025.
Viet Nam ranks 11th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 74 % | — |
| 1992 | 73 % | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 72.1 % | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 71 % | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 69.9 % | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 68.8 % | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 64.3 % | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 63.6 % | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 63.9 % | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 64.2 % | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 63 % | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 61 % | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 58.6 % | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 56.8 % | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 53.7 % | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 50.5 % | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 49.3 % | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 48.5 % | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 47.6 % | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 48.7 % | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 48.3 % | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 47.4 % | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 46.8 % | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 46.3 % | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 44 % | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 41.9 % | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 40.2 % | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 37.7 % | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 34.5 % | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 32.6 % | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 29 % | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 33.5 % | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 27 % | -19.4% |
| 2024 | 25.9 % | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 25 % | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.96 % | 63.6 % | 74 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 55.32 % | 47.6 % | 64.2 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.58 % | 34.5 % | 48.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.83 % | 25 % | 33.5 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 8 Timor-Leste 46 % compare
- 8 Uganda 64.9 % compare
- 9 South Sudan 63.8 % compare
- 9 Melanesia 36.61 % compare
- 10 Mali 63 % compare
- 11 Guinea-Bissau 61.1 % compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 24.7 % compare
- 12 Ethiopia 60.1 % compare
- 13 Eritrea 55.5 % compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 55.3 % compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 16.3 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Viet Nam?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Viet Nam was 25 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 74 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 % in 2025.
- How does Viet Nam rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Viet Nam ranks 11th out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.