ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 15,054 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
15,054 1000 No
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
1st
of 4 countries
All-time high
15,478 1000 No
in 2023
All-time low
7,998 1000 No
in 2007
Years of data
17
2007–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Viet Nam, 2007–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k2007201520242007: 8.0k 1000 No2009: 9.2k 1000 No2010: 9.3k 1000 No2011: 9.8k 1000 No2012: 9.7k 1000 No2013: 10.1k 1000 No2014: 10.2k 1000 No2015: 11.4k 1000 No2016: 12.1k 1000 No2017: 13.0k 1000 No2018: 13.9k 1000 No2019: 14.8k 1000 No2020: 15.1k 1000 No2021: 14.3k 1000 No2022: 11.3k 1000 No2023: 15.5k 1000 No2024: 15.1k 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Viet Nam stood at 15,054 1000 No.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Viet Nam peaked at 15,478 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7,998 1000 No, in 2007.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Viet Nam, 2007 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2007 7,998 1000 No
2009 9,173 1000 No +14.7%
2010 9,341 1000 No +1.8%
2011 9,790 1000 No +4.8%
2012 9,743 1000 No -0.5%
2013 10,122 1000 No +3.9%
2014 10,227 1000 No +1.0%
2015 11,430 1000 No +11.8%
2016 12,126 1000 No +6.1%
2017 13,006 1000 No +7.2%
2018 13,868 1000 No +6.6%
2019 14,798 1000 No +6.7%
2020 15,132 1000 No +2.3%
2021 14,260 1000 No -5.8%
2022 11,314 1000 No -20.7%
2023 15,478 1000 No +36.8%
2024 15,054 1000 No -2.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Viet Nam 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.

YearChange FromTo
2023 +36.8% 11,314 1000 No 15,478 1000 No

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8,585 1000 No 7,998 1000 No 9,173 1000 No 2
2010s 11,445 1000 No 9,341 1000 No 14,798 1000 No 10
2020s 14,248 1000 No 11,314 1000 No 15,478 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 1 India 52,264 1000 No compare
  2. 2 Côte d'Ivoire 923.83 1000 No compare
  3. 2 Indonesia 21,896 1000 No compare
  4. 2 Türkiye 3,082 1000 No compare
  5. 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 319.46 1000 No compare
  6. 3 Pakistan 19,426 1000 No compare
  7. 4 Bangladesh 15,661 1000 No compare
  8. 4 Republic of Moldova 304.99 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Viet Nam?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Viet Nam was 15,054 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 15,478 1000 No in 2023.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 7,998 1000 No in 2007.
How does Viet Nam rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Viet Nam ranks 1st out of 4 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.