Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 84.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Vietnam, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 84.5% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Vietnam peaked at 133.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 66.4%, in 1991.
Vietnam ranks 157th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 66.4% | — |
| 1992 | 66.5% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 66.9% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 67.2% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 67.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 67.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 68.3% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 75.4% | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 88.7% | +17.7% |
| 2000 | 74.8% | -15.7% |
| 2001 | 119.4% | +59.7% |
| 2002 | 101.1% | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 116.8% | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 110.0% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 103.7% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 97.9% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 92.6% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 91.7% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 90.7% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 94.9% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 97.7% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 96.6% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 102.9% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 106.1% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 100.7% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 100.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 92.4% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 93.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 133.4% | +43.0% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | -25.3% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 88.8% | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 88.7% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 84.5% | -4.8% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 84.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 125.3%, 67% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 84.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 106.5%, 79% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +59.7% | 74.8% | 119.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.4% | 66.4% | 88.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 74.8% | 119.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 92.4% | 106.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 84.5% | 133.4% | 6 |
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 people (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 692,923 people (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 ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Vietnam?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Vietnam was 84.5% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 133.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.4% in 1991.
- How does Vietnam rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Vietnam ranks 157th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.