ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 26.1 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
26.1 %
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
3rd
of 8 countries
All-time high
69.5 %
in 1996
All-time low
26.1 %
in 2024
Years of data
27
1996–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Viet Nam, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 69.5 %1997: 64.5 %1998: 63.9 %1999: 64.5 %2000: 64.2 %2001: 63 %2002: 61 %2003: 57.7 %2004: 55.9 %2006: 49.6 %2007: 47.1 %2009: 45.2 %2010: 46.1 %2011: 45.8 %2012: 45.3 %2013: 44.9 %2014: 44.6 %2015: 42.7 %2016: 40.3 %2017: 38.9 %2018: 36.8 %2019: 33.3 %2020: 31.6 %2021: 27.6 %2022: 32.4 %2023: 26.3 %2024: 26.1 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Viet Nam stood at 26.1 %. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Viet Nam peaked at 69.5 % in 1996 and was at its lowest, 26.1 %, in 2024.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — Male — Value in Viet Nam, 1996 to 2024.
Year % Change
1996 69.5 %
1997 64.5 % -7.2%
1998 63.9 % -0.9%
1999 64.5 % +0.9%
2000 64.2 % -0.5%
2001 63 % -1.9%
2002 61 % -3.2%
2003 57.7 % -5.4%
2004 55.9 % -3.1%
2006 49.6 % -11.3%
2007 47.1 % -5.0%
2009 45.2 % -4.0%
2010 46.1 % +2.0%
2011 45.8 % -0.7%
2012 45.3 % -1.1%
2013 44.9 % -0.9%
2014 44.6 % -0.7%
2015 42.7 % -4.3%
2016 40.3 % -5.6%
2017 38.9 % -3.5%
2018 36.8 % -5.4%
2019 33.3 % -9.5%
2020 31.6 % -5.1%
2021 27.6 % -12.7%
2022 32.4 % +17.4%
2023 26.3 % -18.8%
2024 26.1 % -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 65.6 % 63.9 % 69.5 % 4
2000s 55.46 % 45.2 % 64.2 % 8
2010s 41.87 % 33.3 % 46.1 % 10
2020s 28.8 % 26.1 % 32.4 % 5

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  7. 3 Lesotho 52.5 % compare
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  12. 5 Syrian Arab Republic 13.4 % compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Viet Nam?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Viet Nam was 26.1 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 69.5 % in 1996.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 26.1 % in 2024.
How does Viet Nam rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
Viet Nam ranks 3rd out of 8 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. 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 ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
124 places, 3,195 data points, 1948–2025
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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.