Time-related underemployment, male in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Time-related underemployment, male was 1.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment, male 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
Viet Nam recorded 1.7% for time-related underemployment, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, male in Viet Nam peaked at 5.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2019.
That places Viet Nam 67th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, male in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3.3% | — |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +68.1% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -38.9% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -23.9% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -21.1% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +81.1% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +23.9% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -28.7% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.3% | 5.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.3% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 64 Latvia 2.0% compare
- 65 Singapore 1.8% compare
- 66 Italy 1.8% compare
- 67 Dominican Republic 1.7% compare
- 69 Republic of Moldova 1.7% compare
- 70 Bangladesh 1.7% 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, male in Viet Nam?
- Time-related underemployment, male in Viet Nam was 1.7% 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, male recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, male recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2019.
- How does Viet Nam rank for time-related underemployment, male?
- Viet Nam ranks 67th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is time-related underemployment, male rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. 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, male (% 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.