Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Vietnam

Employment in agriculture in Vietnam in 2025 — 25%. Ranked 71 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 49 pp.

2025 25% −0.8 pp vs 2024
World rank 71of 182
Period maximum 74%1991
Period minimum 25%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Vietnam, 1991–202502040608019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 74%1992: 73%1993: 72.1%1994: 71%1995: 69.9%1996: 68.8%1997: 64.3%1998: 63.6%1999: 63.9%2000: 64.2%2001: 63%2002: 61%2003: 58.6%2004: 56.8%2005: 53.7%2006: 50.5%2007: 49.3%2008: 48.5%2009: 47.6%2010: 48.7%2011: 48.3%2012: 47.4%2013: 46.8%2014: 46.3%2015: 44%2016: 41.9%2017: 40.2%2018: 37.7%2019: 34.5%2020: 32.6%2021: 29%2022: 33.5%2023: 27%2024: 25.9%2025: 25%
Change over the period: −49 pp Annual average: -1.44 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Vietnam

Vietnam 25%
World 25.8%
South-Eastern Asia computed 26.6%
Employment in agriculture — Vietnam, by year Vietnam All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 25 −0.8 pp
2024 25.9 −1.1 pp
2023 27 −6.5 pp
2022 33.5 +4.4 pp
2021 29 −3.6 pp
2020 32.6 −1.9 pp
2019 34.5 −3.2 pp
2018 37.7 −2.4 pp
2017 40.2 −1.7 pp
2016 41.9 −2.2 pp
2015 44 −2.3 pp
2014 46.3 −0.5 pp
2013 46.8 −0.6 pp
2012 47.4 −0.9 pp
2011 48.3 −0.4 pp
2010 48.7 +1.2 pp
2009 47.6 −1 pp
2008 48.5 −0.8 pp
2007 49.3 −1.2 pp
2006 50.5 −3.2 pp
2005 53.7 −3.1 pp
2004 56.8 −1.8 pp
2003 58.6 −2.4 pp
2002 61 −2 pp
2001 63 −1.2 pp
2000 64.2 +0.3 pp
1999 63.9 +0.3 pp
1998 63.6 −0.6 pp
1997 64.3 −4.6 pp
1996 68.8 −1.1 pp
1995 69.9 −1.1 pp
1994 71 −1.1 pp
1993 72.1 −1 pp
1992 73 −1 pp
1991 74 —

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.