Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO) was 40.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Vietnam, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 40.3% for own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in 2016.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Vietnam peaked at 46.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 1994.
That places Vietnam 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 24.7% | — |
| 1992 | 23.4% | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 22.4% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 22.3% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 23.1% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 24.3% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 28.8% | +18.4% |
| 1998 | 28.9% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 30.0% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 30.6% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 28.5% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 31.0% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 31.3% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 42.4% | +35.5% |
| 2006 | 42.9% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 43.6% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 44.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 45.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 46.2% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 46.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 40.6% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 40.3% | -0.7% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 40.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.0%, 1.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 40.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.4%, 2.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO) in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +35.5% | 31.3% | 42.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.3% | 22.3% | 30.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 37.0% | 28.5% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 40.3% | 46.4% | 7 |
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 own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Vietnam?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Vietnam was 40.3% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 1994.
- How does Vietnam rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Vietnam ranks 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".