Number of people employed in agriculture in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Number of people employed in agriculture was 14.07 million people in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
14.07 million people
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
11th
of 186 countries
All-time high
24.80 million people
in 2001
All-time low
14.07 million people
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Number of people employed in agriculture in Viet Nam, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people employed in agriculture in Viet Nam stood at 14.07 million people. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Viet Nam peaked at 24.80 million people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.07 million people, in 2025.
Viet Nam ranks 11th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23.40 million people | — |
| 1992 | 23.68 million people | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 23.96 million people | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 24.19 million people | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 24.40 million people | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 24.61 million people | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 23.10 million people | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 23.45 million people | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 23.95 million people | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 24.34 million people | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 24.80 million people | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 24.54 million people | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 23.92 million people | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 23.63 million people | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 22.88 million people | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 22.16 million people | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 22.35 million people | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 22.80 million people | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 23.02 million people | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 24.23 million people | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 24.49 million people | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 24.34 million people | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 24.58 million people | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 24.65 million people | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 23.60 million people | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 22.55 million people | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 21.88 million people | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 20.97 million people | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 19.07 million people | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 17.61 million people | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 15.67 million people | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 18.60 million people | +18.7% |
| 2023 | 14.96 million people | -19.6% |
| 2024 | 14.44 million people | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 14.07 million people | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.86 million people | 23.10 million people | 24.61 million people | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.44 million people | 22.16 million people | 24.80 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.04 million people | 19.07 million people | 24.65 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.89 million people | 14.07 million people | 18.60 million people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 21.93 million people compare
- 9 Tanzania, United Republic of 21.64 million people compare
- 10 Uganda 14.75 million people compare
- 12 Thailand 11.58 million people compare
- 13 Madagascar 11.47 million people compare
- 14 Kenya 10.70 million people compare
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 number of people employed in agriculture in Viet Nam?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Viet Nam was 14.07 million people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 24.80 million people in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.07 million people in 2025.
- How does Viet Nam rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Viet Nam ranks 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. 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, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.