Vietnam Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Vietnam unemployment rate for 2023 was 1.60%, a 0.07% increase from 2022.
  • Vietnam unemployment rate for 2022 was 1.54%, a 0.85% decline from 2021.
  • Vietnam unemployment rate for 2021 was 2.39%, a 0.28% increase from 2020.
  • Vietnam unemployment rate for 2020 was 2.10%, a 0.42% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Djibouti 26.26%
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Lesotho 16.46%
Tunisia 15.11%
Angola 14.62%
Sao Tome and Principe 14.21%
Cabo Verde 11.99%
Georgia 11.62%
Sudan 11.45%
Mauritania 10.51%
Morocco 9.11%
Egypt 7.31%
Sri Lanka 6.36%
Mongolia 6.13%
Honduras 6.06%
Zambia 5.91%
Kenya 5.68%
Bhutan 5.65%
Pakistan 5.50%
Vanuatu 5.10%
Bangladesh 5.06%
Nicaragua 4.80%
Uzbekistan 4.53%
India 4.17%
Kyrgyz Republic 4.04%
Cameroon 3.65%
Indonesia 3.42%
Bolivia 3.08%
Ghana 3.08%
Nigeria 3.07%
Myanmar 2.84%
El Salvador 2.76%
Papua New Guinea 2.65%
Philippines 2.23%
Moldova 1.62%
Vietnam 1.60%
Solomon Islands 1.55%
Timor-Leste 1.52%
Lao PDR 1.18%
Cambodia 0.24%
Vietnam Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 1.60% 0.07%
2022 1.54% -0.85%
2021 2.39% 0.28%
2020 2.10% 0.42%
2019 1.68% 0.52%
2018 1.16% -0.71%
2017 1.87% 0.03%
2016 1.85% 0.00%
2015 1.85% 0.59%
2014 1.26% -0.06%
2013 1.32% 0.29%
2012 1.03% 0.03%
2011 1.00% -0.12%
2010 1.11% -0.62%
2009 1.74% -0.15%
2008 1.89% -0.14%
2007 2.03% -0.02%
2006 2.05% -0.03%
2005 2.08% -0.06%
2004 2.14% -0.11%
2003 2.25% 0.13%
2002 2.12% -0.64%
2001 2.76% 0.50%
2000 2.26% -0.07%
1999 2.33% 0.04%
1998 2.29% -0.58%
1997 2.87% 0.94%
1996 1.93% -0.03%
1995 1.96% -0.02%
1994 1.98% -0.07%
1993 2.05% -0.08%
1992 2.13% -0.03%
1991 2.16% -0.03%