Female share of low pay earners in Vietnam
Vietnam: Female share of low pay earners was 54.98 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female share of low pay earners in Vietnam, 2007–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 54.98 for female share of low pay earners in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of low pay earners in Vietnam peaked at 55.83 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.47, in 2016.
That places Vietnam 17th out of 70 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Female share of low pay earners in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 49.11 | — |
| 2009 | 51.43 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 49.48 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 48.79 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 47.52 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 48.44 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 47.59 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 47.47 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 49.46 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 50.54 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 52.47 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 53.95 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 53.22 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 55.79 | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 55.83 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 54.98 | -1.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 54.98 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.54, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 54.98 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.49, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.27 | 49.11 | 51.43 | 2 |
| 2010s | 49.08 | 47.47 | 52.47 | 9 |
| 2020s | 54.76 | 53.22 | 55.83 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More gender data for Vietnam
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,794 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 83,461 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 83,461 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 630,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 692,923 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 641,171 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 706,622 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 654,459 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of low pay earners in Vietnam?
- Female share of low pay earners in Vietnam was 54.98 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest female share of low pay earners recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 55.83 in 2023.
- What is the lowest female share of low pay earners recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.47 in 2016.
- How does Vietnam rank for female share of low pay earners?
- Vietnam ranks 17th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female share of low pay earners rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Female share of low pay earners. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the percentage of low pay workers, among all low pay workers, who are female. For more information, refer to the Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) database description.