Japan vs Viet Nam: Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19)
Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) over time
- Japan
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Japan currently reports 70,040 against 52,516 in Viet Nam, a difference of 17,524.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Viet Nam's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 4th and Viet Nam ranks 5th of 69 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour force (current ilo definition - icls19), Japan or Viet Nam?
- Japan, at 70,040 against 52,516 in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) between Japan and Viet Nam?
- 17,524, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Viet Nam?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Viet Nam rank globally for labour force (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Japan ranks 4th and Viet Nam ranks 5th of 69 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Labour force (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. The labour force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.