Time-related underemployment, female in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Time-related underemployment, female was 1.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment, female in Viet Nam, 2007–2024
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
In 2024, time-related underemployment, female in Viet Nam stood at 1.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in Viet Nam peaked at 4.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2019.
Viet Nam ranks 76th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, female in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3.5% | — |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +38.4% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -26.9% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -22.0% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -18.5% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +72.4% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -24.7% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.5% | 4.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 73 Germany 1.7% compare
- 74 Senegal 1.7% compare
- 75 Canada 1.7% compare
- 77 Palestine, State of 1.5% compare
- 78 Republic of Moldova 1.2% compare
- 79 Kyrgyzstan 1.2% compare
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 time-related underemployment, female in Viet Nam?
- Time-related underemployment, female in Viet Nam was 1.6% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2019.
- How does Viet Nam rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- Viet Nam ranks 76th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.