Public sector employees in Vietnam
Vietnam: Public sector employees was 4,305 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Public sector employees in Vietnam, 2007–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 4,305 for public sector employees in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employees in Vietnam peaked at 8,493 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4,232, in 2022.
Vietnam ranks 10th of 64 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Public sector employees in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5,051 | — |
| 2009 | 4,782 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 5,281 | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 5,313 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 5,292 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 5,434 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 5,177 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 5,208 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 5,268 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 5,217 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 8,430 | +61.6% |
| 2020 | 8,493 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 8,124 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 4,232 | -47.9% |
| 2023 | 4,321 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 4,305 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,917 | 4,782 | 5,051 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5,624 | 5,177 | 8,430 | 9 |
| 2020s | 5,895 | 4,232 | 8,493 | 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)
- 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 public sector employees in Vietnam?
- Public sector employees in Vietnam was 4,305 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest public sector employees recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 8,493 in 2020.
- What is the lowest public sector employees recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,232 in 2022.
- How does Vietnam rank for public sector employees?
- Vietnam ranks 10th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public sector employees rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. 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 Public sector employees. 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. 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.