Vietnam Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Vietnam youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 6.21%, a 0.3% increase from 2022.
  • Vietnam youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 5.90%, a 0.92% decline from 2021.
  • Vietnam youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 6.82%, a 0.4% increase from 2020.
  • Vietnam youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 6.42%, a 0.92% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Djibouti 76.47%
Eswatini 64.99%
Republic of Congo 41.20%
Tunisia 37.48%
Georgia 30.20%
Bhutan 29.24%
Cabo Verde 28.65%
Angola 28.24%
Sri Lanka 25.28%
Lesotho 24.84%
Mauritania 23.73%
Morocco 22.62%
Sao Tome and Principe 21.08%
Egypt 18.99%
Sudan 18.15%
India 15.79%
Bangladesh 15.74%
Indonesia 13.94%
Kenya 12.23%
Mongolia 11.40%
Honduras 10.99%
Uzbekistan 10.97%
Vanuatu 10.71%
Zambia 9.76%
Myanmar 9.71%
Pakistan 9.65%
Nicaragua 9.48%
Kyrgyz Republic 8.20%
El Salvador 7.18%
Philippines 6.85%
Cameroon 6.44%
Vietnam 6.21%
Nigeria 5.84%
Ghana 5.50%
Bolivia 5.26%
Moldova 4.18%
Papua New Guinea 3.70%
Timor-Leste 3.17%
Solomon Islands 3.00%
Lao PDR 2.18%
Cambodia 0.78%
Vietnam Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 6.21% 0.30%
2022 5.90% -0.92%
2021 6.82% 0.40%
2020 6.42% 0.92%
2019 5.50% 0.99%
2018 4.51% -2.51%
2017 7.02% 0.23%
2016 6.79% 0.44%
2015 6.35% 1.61%
2014 4.74% 0.11%
2013 4.63% 0.94%
2012 3.68% 0.41%
2011 3.27% -0.21%
2010 3.48% -1.00%
2009 4.48% -0.77%
2008 5.25% -0.72%
2007 5.97% 0.51%
2006 5.47% 0.47%
2005 5.00% 0.43%
2004 4.57% -0.15%
2003 4.72% 0.31%
2002 4.42% -1.17%
2001 5.58% 0.85%
2000 4.73% -0.05%
1999 4.78% 0.04%
1998 4.74% -1.22%
1997 5.96% 2.00%
1996 3.96% -0.02%
1995 3.99% -0.01%
1994 4.00% -0.09%
1993 4.09% -0.09%
1992 4.18% -0.04%
1991 4.22% -0.04%