Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women was 26.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Viet Nam, 2007–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Viet Nam stood at 26.1%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.4% on the previous year and up 132.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Viet Nam peaked at 26.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2013.
That places Viet Nam 75th out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 16.3% | — |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -49.4% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +32.9% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | +17.9% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -37.2% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +38.1% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +20.8% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | +56.1% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | -31.8% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | +27.9% |
| 2024 | 26.1% | +19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 8.1% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 15.5% | 26.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More gender data for Viet Nam
- 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 share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Viet Nam?
- Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Viet Nam was 26.1% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of senior and middle management positions filled by women recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of senior and middle management positions filled by women recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2013.
- How does Viet Nam rank for share of senior and middle management positions filled by women?
- Viet Nam ranks 75th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of senior and middle management positions filled by women rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th ICLS (%).