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

Viet Nam: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 9,710 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
9,710 1000 No
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
1st
of 4 countries
All-time high
12,595 1000 No
in 2013
All-time low
7,432 1000 No
in 2022
Years of data
17
2007–2024

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k2007201520242007: 12.2k 1000 No2009: 11.9k 1000 No2010: 12.5k 1000 No2011: 12.4k 1000 No2012: 12.5k 1000 No2013: 12.6k 1000 No2014: 12.6k 1000 No2015: 11.9k 1000 No2016: 11.4k 1000 No2017: 11.2k 1000 No2018: 11.0k 1000 No2019: 10.5k 1000 No2020: 10.2k 1000 No2021: 8.6k 1000 No2022: 7.4k 1000 No2023: 9.6k 1000 No2024: 9.7k 1000 No

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Viet Nam is 9,710 1000 No, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Viet Nam peaked at 12,595 1000 No in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7,432 1000 No, in 2022.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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, self-employed, rural areas — Male — Value in Viet Nam, 2007 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2007 12,169 1000 No
2009 11,945 1000 No -1.8%
2010 12,523 1000 No +4.8%
2011 12,376 1000 No -1.2%
2012 12,470 1000 No +0.8%
2013 12,595 1000 No +1.0%
2014 12,591 1000 No -0.0%
2015 11,888 1000 No -5.6%
2016 11,423 1000 No -3.9%
2017 11,238 1000 No -1.6%
2018 11,030 1000 No -1.9%
2019 10,498 1000 No -4.8%
2020 10,199 1000 No -2.8%
2021 8,603 1000 No -15.6%
2022 7,432 1000 No -13.6%
2023 9,639 1000 No +29.7%
2024 9,710 1000 No +0.7%

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 +29.7% 7,432 1000 No 9,639 1000 No

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12,057 1000 No 11,945 1000 No 12,169 1000 No 2
2010s 11,863 1000 No 10,498 1000 No 12,595 1000 No 10
2020s 9,117 1000 No 7,432 1000 No 10,199 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 1 Côte d'Ivoire 1,885 1000 No compare
  2. 1 India 190,081 1000 No compare
  3. 2 Indonesia 22,643 1000 No compare
  4. 2 Türkiye 3,200 1000 No compare
  5. 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 891.21 1000 No compare
  6. 3 Pakistan 18,784 1000 No compare
  7. 4 Bangladesh 18,135 1000 No compare
  8. 4 Republic of Moldova 279.68 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 9,710 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 12,595 1000 No in 2013.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 7,432 1000 No in 2022.
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 down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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, self-employed, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Male — 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, 1,457 data points, 1987–2025
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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.