Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
LabourWB WDIwb_wdi:SL.EMP.VULN.ZS•% of total employment•1991 → 2024•187 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
LabourWB WDI
Coverage
187
Frequency
yearly
Range
1991 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 8.04%
8.04% – 14.06%
14.06% – 23.94%
23.94% – 33.93%
33.93% – 49.87%
49.87% – 70.09%
> 70.09%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
187 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Countries
187
Median
28.6%
Mean
34.9%
25th pctl
11.8%
75th pctl
56.8%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
ChadSierra LeoneMadagascar
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChadTCD | 90.18% | 2024 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 86.27% | 2024 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 84.61% | 2024 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 84.47% | 2024 | |
| NigerNER | 83.99% | 2024 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 83.86% | 2024 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 83.84% | 2024 | |
| BurundiBDI | 83.73% | 2024 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 81.78% | 2024 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 81.72% | 2024 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 80.8% | 2024 | |
| South SudanSSD | 80.26% | 2023 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 79.5% | 2024 | |
| GuineaGIN | 79.47% | 2024 | |
| BeninBEN | 78.92% | 2024 | |
| NepalNPL | 77.27% | 2024 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 77.13% | 2024 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 76.64% | 2024 | |
| MaliMLI | 76.29% | 2024 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 76.02% | 2024 | |
| HaitiHTI | 75.98% | 2024 | |
| TogoTGO | 75.46% | 2024 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 75.16% | 2024 | |
| UgandaUGA | 74.58% | 2024 | |
| IndiaIND | 72.06% | 2024 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 71.33% | 2024 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 70.51% | 2024 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 69.78% | 2024 | |
| BhutanBTN | 69.4% | 2024 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 68.8% | 2024 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 68.34% | 2024 | |
| CameroonCMR | 67.85% | 2024 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 66.74% | 2024 | |
| AngolaAGO | 66.23% | 2024 | |
| KenyaKEN | 63.97% | 2024 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 63.88% | 2024 | |
| SenegalSEN | 63.33% | 2024 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 62.93% | 2024 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 62.88% | 2024 | |
| GhanaGHA | 60.35% | 2024 | |
| MalawiMWI | 59.97% | 2024 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 58.8% | 2024 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 58.54% | 2024 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 57.99% | 2024 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 57.74% | 2024 | |
| ComorosCOM | 56.96% | 2024 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 56.84% | 2024 | |
| PakistanPAK | 55.72% | 2024 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 54.03% | 2024 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 53.62% | 2024 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 52.59% | 2024 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 51.86% | 2024 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 50.31% | 2024 | |
| EcuadorECU | 50.16% | 2024 | |
| ThailandTHA | 48.14% | 2024 | |
| EritreaERI | 48.1% | 2024 | |
| PeruPER | 47.9% | 2024 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 46.37% | 2024 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 46.04% | 2024 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 45.52% | 2024 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 43.1% | 2024 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 42.92% | 2024 | |
| SamoaWSM | 41.87% | 2024 | |
| RwandaRWA | 39.84% | 2024 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 39.76% | 2024 | |
| SudanSDN | 39.67% | 2022 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 39.35% | 2024 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 39.09% | 2024 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 38.84% | 2024 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 38.77% | 2024 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 38.15% | 2024 | |
| PanamaPAN | 37.92% | 2024 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 37.16% | 2024 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 36.43% | 2024 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 36.37% | 2024 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 35.88% | 2024 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 35.08% | 2024 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 34.68% | 2024 | |
| HondurasHND | 34.13% | 2024 | |
| TongaTON | 33.94% | 2024 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 33.93% | 2024 | |
| ChinaCHN | 33.8% | 2024 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 33.53% | 2024 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 33.48% | 2024 | |
| FijiFJI | 33.11% | 2024 | |
| LesothoLSO | 32.76% | 2024 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 31.66% | 2024 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 31.17% | 2024 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 30.36% | 2024 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 30.23% | 2024 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 30% | 2024 | |
| GabonGAB | 29.87% | 2024 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 29.49% | 2024 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 28.59% | 2024 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 28.4% | 2024 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 28.25% | 2024 | |
| IraqIRQ | 27.07% | 2024 | |
| BrazilBRA | 26.33% | 2024 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 25.82% | 2024 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 25.75% | 2024 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 25.67% | 2024 | |
| MexicoMEX | 25.32% | 2024 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 24.88% | 2024 | |
| UruguayURY | 24.5% | 2024 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 24.21% | 2024 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 24.11% | 2024 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 24.08% | 2024 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 23.6% | 2024 | |
| GreeceGRC | 23.36% | 2024 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 22.85% | 2024 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 22.42% | 2024 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 22.18% | 2024 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 22.1% | 2024 | |
| LibyaLBY | 22.03% | 2024 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 22.02% | 2024 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 21.22% | 2024 | |
| ChileCHL | 21.06% | 2024 | |
| LebanonLBN | 19.39% | 2023 | |
| CubaCUB | 19.38% | 2024 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 19.06% | 2024 | |
| UkraineUKR | 19.02% | 2021 | |
| SurinameSUR | 18.67% | 2024 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 18.44% | 2024 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 18.38% | 2022 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 18.03% | 2024 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 17.85% | 2024 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 17.21% | 2024 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 15.96% | 2024 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 15.28% | 2024 | |
| PolandPOL | 15.1% | 2024 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 14.97% | 2024 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 14.69% | 2024 | |
| ItalyITA | 14.49% | 2024 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 13.99% | 2024 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 13.63% | 2024 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 13.48% | 2024 | |
| RomaniaROU | 13.25% | 2024 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 12.71% | 2024 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 12.58% | 2024 | |
| GuamGUM | 11.89% | 2024 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 11.84% | 2024 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 11.7% | 2024 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 11.61% | 2024 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 11.14% | 2024 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 10.77% | 2024 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 10.54% | 2024 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 10.34% | 2024 | |
| MaltaMLT | 10.27% | 2024 | |
| SpainESP | 10.26% | 2024 | |
| PortugalPRT | 9.78% | 2024 | |
| IrelandIRL | 9.72% | 2024 | |
| CanadaCAN | 9.62% | 2024 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 9.6% | 2024 | |
| FinlandFIN | 9.46% | 2024 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 9.43% | 2024 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 9.19% | 2024 | |
| LatviaLVA | 8.71% | 2024 | |
| FranceFRA | 8.57% | 2024 | |
| IcelandISL | 8.46% | 2024 | |
| CyprusCYP | 8.07% | 2024 | |
| JordanJOR | 8.01% | 2024 | |
| HungaryHUN | 8% | 2024 | |
| AustriaAUT | 7.87% | 2024 | |
| IsraelISR | 7.79% | 2024 | |
| JapanJPN | 7.63% | 2024 | |
| EstoniaEST | 7.1% | 2024 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 7.07% | 2024 | |
| SwedenSWE | 6.95% | 2024 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 6.93% | 2024 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 6.68% | 2024 | |
| BelarusBLR | 6.49% | 2024 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 5.84% | 2024 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 5.56% | 2024 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 5.48% | 2024 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 5.01% | 2024 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 4.58% | 2024 | |
| GermanyDEU | 4.37% | 2024 | |
| NorwayNOR | 4.24% | 2024 | |
| Channel IslandsCHI | 4.23% | 2024 | |
| United StatesUSA | 3.85% | 2024 | |
| OmanOMN | 3.8% | 2024 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 3.63% | 2024 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 2.34% | 2024 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 1.7% | 2024 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 1.58% | 2024 | |
| BahrainBHR | 0.86% | 2024 | |
| QatarQAT | 0.45% | 2024 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)