Informal tourism sector employment in Vietnam
Vietnam: Informal tourism sector employment was 3,128 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Informal tourism sector employment in Vietnam, 2013–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, informal tourism sector employment in Vietnam stood at 3,128. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal tourism sector employment in Vietnam peaked at 3,128 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,288, in 2014.
That places Vietnam 2nd out of 24 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Informal tourism sector employment in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2,361 | — |
| 2014 | 2,288 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 2,399 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 2,417 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 2,638 | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 2,759 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 2,745 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 2,591 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 2,805 | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 2,990 | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 3,128 | +4.6% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 3,128 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 461.33, 6.8× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 3,128 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 602.91, 5.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,477 | 2,288 | 2,759 | 6 |
| 2020s | 2,852 | 2,591 | 3,128 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.61 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.806 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 30,426 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 8,480 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal tourism sector employment in Vietnam?
- Informal tourism sector employment in Vietnam was 3,128 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal tourism sector employment recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 3,128 in 2024.
- What is the lowest informal tourism sector employment recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,288 in 2014.
- How does Vietnam rank for informal tourism sector employment?
- Vietnam ranks 2nd out of 24 countries with data for 2024.
- Is informal tourism sector employment rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. 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 Informal tourism sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). 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. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.