Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) was 4,309 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Vietnam, 2007–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 4,309 for public sector employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) in Vietnam peaked at 8,500 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4,233, in 2022.
That places Vietnam 11th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5,074 | — |
| 2009 | 4,794 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 4,780 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 5,305 | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 5,322 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 5,314 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 5,452 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 5,185 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 5,234 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 5,268 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 5,223 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 8,434 | +61.5% |
| 2020 | 8,500 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 8,130 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 4,233 | -47.9% |
| 2023 | 4,325 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 4,309 | -0.4% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 4,309 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 548.23, 7.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 4,309 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 704.2, 6.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +61.5% | 5,223 | 8,434 |
| 2022 | -47.9% | 8,130 | 4,233 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,934 | 4,794 | 5,074 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5,552 | 4,780 | 8,434 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,899 | 4,233 | 8,500 | 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 public sector employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) in Vietnam?
- Public sector employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) in Vietnam was 4,309 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest public sector employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 8,500 in 2020.
- What is the lowest public sector employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,233 in 2022.
- How does Vietnam rank for public sector employment (previous ilo definition - icls13)?
- Vietnam ranks 11th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public sector employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. 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 employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (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. The employed comprise all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were in one of the following categories: a) paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work); or b) self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work). For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.