Canada vs Vietnam: Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19)
Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) over time
- Canada
- Vietnam
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1,539 against 1,078 in Vietnam, a difference of 461.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times Vietnam's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 11th and Vietnam ranks 12th of 72 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment (current ilo definition - icls19), Canada or Vietnam?
- Canada, at 1,539 against 1,078 in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment (current ilo definition - icls19) between Canada and Vietnam?
- 461, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Vietnam?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Vietnam rank globally for unemployment (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Canada ranks 11th and Vietnam ranks 12th of 72 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Unemployment (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 unemployed comprise all persons of working age who were: a) without work during the reference period, i.e. were not in paid employment or self-employment; b) currently available for work, i.e. were available for paid employment or self-employment during the reference period; and c) seeking work, i.e. had taken specific steps in a specified recent period to seek paid employment or self-employment. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.