Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+) was 52,516 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Vietnam, 2020–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 52,516 for labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over five years.
Vietnam ranks 5th of 69 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 51,023 | — |
| 2021 | 50,524 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 51,701 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 52,307 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 52,516 | +0.4% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 52,516 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,596, 32.9× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 52,516 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,424, 15.3× the median. (10 countries reporting)
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 labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) in Vietnam?
- Labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) in Vietnam was 52,516 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 52,516 in 2024.
- What is the lowest labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,524 in 2021.
- How does Vietnam rank for labour force (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Vietnam ranks 5th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (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 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.