Table 28 : Estimates of Vietnamfs labour force* by age and gender (1908-1953)

1908 1913 1918 1923 1928 1933 1938 1943 1948 1953
M
15-59 5922710 6103085 6293543 6630097 7031094 7334382 7739314 8088818 8613930 9035649
15-64 6293144 6484800 6686883 7034235 7446623 7760552 8172956 8520793 9060547 9504068
F
15-59 5271372 5431909 5601704 5908340 6274573 6547095 6913125 7226197 7702939 8072526
15-64 5539316 5708013 5886217 6200571 6574886 6854826 7225640 7535936 8022141 8407603
Total
15-59 11194082 11534994 11895247 12538437 13305667 13881477 14652439 15315015 16316869 17108175
15-64 11832460 12192813 12573100 13234806 14021509 14615378 15398596 16056729 17082688 17911671

Source: calculation by M. Banens using inverse projection method applied on Indochina Statistical Yearbook and Vietnam data (see above for details)

* assuming a 100% participation to the labour force