Hourly earnings male vs female in Vietnam
Vietnam: Hourly earnings male vs female was 6.51 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.51
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
35th
of 64 countries
All-time high
6.51
in 2024
All-time low
1.56
in 2007
Years of data
17
2007–2024
Hourly earnings male vs female in Vietnam, 2007–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 6.51 for hourly earnings male vs female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 100.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hourly earnings male vs female in Vietnam peaked at 6.51 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.56, in 2007.
Vietnam ranks 35th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Hourly earnings male vs female in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.56 | — |
| 2009 | 1.97 | +26.0% |
| 2010 | 2.05 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 2.15 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 2.68 | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 2.82 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 3.25 | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 3.7 | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 3.89 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 4.12 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 4.11 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.07 | +23.1% |
| 2020 | 5.3 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 5.07 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 5.79 | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 6.13 | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 6.51 | +6.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 6.51 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.46, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 6.51 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.01, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.77 | 1.56 | 1.97 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.38 | 2.05 | 5.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.76 | 5.07 | 6.51 | 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 hourly earnings male vs female in Vietnam?
- Hourly earnings male vs female in Vietnam was 6.51 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest hourly earnings male vs female recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 6.51 in 2024.
- What is the lowest hourly earnings male vs female recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.56 in 2007.
- How does Vietnam rank for hourly earnings male vs female?
- Vietnam ranks 35th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hourly earnings male vs female rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Hourly earnings male vs female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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