Australia vs Vietnam: Public sector employees

Australia
3,649
in 2021
Vietnam
4,305
in 2024
Australia rank
13th
Vietnam rank
10th

Public sector employees over time

  • Australia
  • Vietnam
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k200120122024

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 4,305 against 3,649 in Australia, a difference of 656.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 13th and Vietnam ranks 10th of 64 countries.

Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Vietnam Difference Ahead
2000s 2,773 4,917 2,143 Vietnam
2010s 3,242 5,624 2,382 Vietnam
2020s 3,601 8,309 4,708 Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector employees, Australia or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 4,305 against 3,649 in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in public sector employees between Australia and Vietnam?
656, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Vietnam?
13 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2021.
How do Australia and Vietnam rank globally for public sector employees?
Australia ranks 13th and Vietnam ranks 10th of 64 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Public sector employees. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Public sector employees
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
64 places, 943 data points, 1987–2026
Last refreshed

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 is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Type of job contract refers to permanent versus temporary (i.e. short-term or casual) contracts. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.