Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Vietnam

Employment in industry in Vietnam in 2025 — 34.8%. Ranked 5 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 27.5 pp.

2025 34.8% +0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 5of 182
Period maximum 34.8%2025
Period minimum 7.3%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Vietnam, 1991–202501020304019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 7.3%1992: 7.8%1993: 8.3%1994: 8.9%1995: 9.6%1996: 10.4%1997: 12.3%1998: 11.2%1999: 11.6%2000: 12.1%2001: 13.5%2002: 14.3%2003: 15.9%2004: 16.8%2005: 18.2%2006: 19.6%2007: 20.4%2008: 21.1%2009: 21.8%2010: 21.7%2011: 21.3%2012: 21.2%2013: 21.2%2014: 21.4%2015: 22.7%2016: 24.8%2017: 25.8%2018: 26.7%2019: 29.6%2020: 31.1%2021: 33.1%2022: 30.7%2023: 33.5%2024: 34.3%2025: 34.8%
Change over the period: +27.5 pp Annual average: 0.81 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Vietnam 34.8%
World 23.7%
South-Eastern Asia computed 23.9%
Employment in industry — Vietnam, by year Vietnam All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 34.8 +0.5 pp
2024 34.3 +0.9 pp
2023 33.5 +2.8 pp
2022 30.7 −2.4 pp
2021 33.1 +2.1 pp
2020 31.1 +1.5 pp
2019 29.6 +2.9 pp
2018 26.7 +0.9 pp
2017 25.8 +1 pp
2016 24.8 +2 pp
2015 22.7 +1.3 pp
2014 21.4 +0.3 pp
2013 21.2 −0 pp
2012 21.2 −0.1 pp
2011 21.3 −0.4 pp
2010 21.7 −0.2 pp
2009 21.8 +0.8 pp
2008 21.1 +0.7 pp
2007 20.4 +0.8 pp
2006 19.6 +1.3 pp
2005 18.2 +1.4 pp
2004 16.8 +0.9 pp
2003 15.9 +1.7 pp
2002 14.3 +0.8 pp
2001 13.5 +1.4 pp
2000 12.1 +0.4 pp
1999 11.6 +0.4 pp
1998 11.2 −1 pp
1997 12.3 +1.9 pp
1996 10.4 +0.8 pp
1995 9.6 +0.7 pp
1994 8.9 +0.6 pp
1993 8.3 +0.5 pp
1992 7.8 +0.5 pp
1991 7.3 —

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

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