Japan vs Vietnam: Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19)
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) over time
- Japan
- Vietnam
How they compare
Japan currently reports 68,280 against 51,438 in Vietnam, a difference of 16,842.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Vietnam's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 4th and Vietnam ranks 5th of 71 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment (current ilo definition - icls19), Japan or Vietnam?
- Japan, at 68,280 against 51,438 in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment (current ilo definition - icls19) between Japan and Vietnam?
- 16,842, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Vietnam?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Vietnam rank globally for employment (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Japan ranks 4th and Vietnam ranks 5th of 71 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. Persons in employment are defined as all those of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit. They comprise employed persons who worked in a job for at least one hour and employed persons not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.