Employees in Vietnam
Vietnam: Employees was 27,593 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employees in Vietnam, 2007–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employees in Vietnam is 27,593, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees in Vietnam peaked at 27,594 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14,043, in 2007.
Vietnam ranks 10th of 73 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Employees in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 14,043 | — |
| 2009 | 16,035 | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 16,701 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 17,616 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 17,847 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 18,185 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 18,796 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 20,769 | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 21,956 | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 23,001 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 23,835 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 25,889 | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 25,965 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 25,455 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 27,189 | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 27,594 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 27,593 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,039 | 14,043 | 16,035 | 2 |
| 2010s | 20,460 | 16,701 | 25,889 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,759 | 25,455 | 27,594 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 7 Pakistan 32,982 compare
- 8 Philippines 29,708 compare
- 9 United Kingdom 29,606 compare
- 11 Bangladesh 25,988 compare
- 12 France 25,138 compare
- 13 Turkey 23,353 compare
More work & labour data for Vietnam
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,535 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 71.95 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 57,816 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 70.79 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.1 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.7361 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 72.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employees in Vietnam?
- Employees in Vietnam was 27,593 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employees recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 27,594 in 2023.
- What is the lowest employees recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,043 in 2007.
- How does Vietnam rank for employees?
- Vietnam ranks 10th out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employees rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employees (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 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. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.