Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
LabourWB WDIwb_wdi:SL.EMP.VULN.ZS•% of total employment•1991 → 2025•187 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
LabourWB WDI
Coverage
187
Frequency
yearly
Range
1991 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 8.16%
8.16% – 14.18%
14.18% – 23.74%
23.74% – 33.64%
33.64% – 49.67%
49.67% – 69.75%
> 69.75%
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
28.4%
Mean
34.7%
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 | 90.22% | 2025 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 86.04% | 2025 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 84.42% | 2025 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 84.15% | 2025 | |
| NigerNER | 83.73% | 2025 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 83.68% | 2025 | |
| BurundiBDI | 83.66% | 2025 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 83.65% | 2025 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 81.77% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 81.51% | 2025 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 80.56% | 2025 | |
| South SudanSSD | 80.26% | 2023 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 79.42% | 2025 | |
| GuineaGIN | 79.17% | 2025 | |
| BeninBEN | 78.53% | 2025 | |
| NepalNPL | 76.98% | 2025 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 76.85% | 2025 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 76.38% | 2025 | |
| HaitiHTI | 76.04% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 75.89% | 2025 | |
| MaliMLI | 75.76% | 2025 | |
| TogoTGO | 75.03% | 2025 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 74.94% | 2025 | |
| UgandaUGA | 74.39% | 2025 | |
| IndiaIND | 71.58% | 2025 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 71.16% | 2025 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 70.17% | 2025 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 69.43% | 2025 | |
| BhutanBTN | 69.03% | 2025 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 68.65% | 2025 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 68.21% | 2025 | |
| CameroonCMR | 67.56% | 2025 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 66.48% | 2025 | |
| AngolaAGO | 66.27% | 2025 | |
| KenyaKEN | 63.83% | 2025 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 63.51% | 2025 | |
| SenegalSEN | 62.98% | 2025 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 62.89% | 2025 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 62.69% | 2025 | |
| GhanaGHA | 59.96% | 2025 | |
| MalawiMWI | 59.91% | 2025 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 58.63% | 2025 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 58.62% | 2025 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 57.99% | 2025 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 57.35% | 2025 | |
| ComorosCOM | 56.84% | 2025 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 56.77% | 2025 | |
| PakistanPAK | 55.51% | 2025 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 53.84% | 2025 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 53.35% | 2025 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 52.32% | 2025 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 51.4% | 2025 | |
| EcuadorECU | 50.12% | 2025 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 49.96% | 2025 | |
| ThailandTHA | 47.98% | 2025 | |
| EritreaERI | 47.89% | 2025 | |
| PeruPER | 47.51% | 2025 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 46.03% | 2025 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 45.97% | 2025 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 45.59% | 2025 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 42.96% | 2025 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 42.41% | 2025 | |
| SamoaWSM | 41.64% | 2025 | |
| SudanSDN | 39.67% | 2022 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 39.52% | 2025 | |
| RwandaRWA | 39.36% | 2025 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 39.24% | 2025 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 38.86% | 2025 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 38.86% | 2025 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 38.37% | 2025 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 37.99% | 2025 | |
| PanamaPAN | 37.87% | 2025 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 37.3% | 2025 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 36.16% | 2025 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 36.09% | 2025 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 35.54% | 2025 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 34.99% | 2025 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 34.26% | 2025 | |
| HondurasHND | 33.87% | 2025 | |
| TongaTON | 33.7% | 2025 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 33.62% | 2025 | |
| ChinaCHN | 33.4% | 2025 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 33.32% | 2025 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 32.85% | 2025 | |
| FijiFJI | 32.79% | 2025 | |
| LesothoLSO | 32.64% | 2025 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 31.56% | 2025 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 30.82% | 2025 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 30.29% | 2025 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 29.94% | 2025 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 29.84% | 2025 | |
| GabonGAB | 29.81% | 2025 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 28.97% | 2025 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 28.38% | 2025 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 28.27% | 2025 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 27.98% | 2025 | |
| IraqIRQ | 27.14% | 2025 | |
| BrazilBRA | 26.08% | 2025 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 25.61% | 2025 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 25.56% | 2025 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 25.34% | 2025 | |
| MexicoMEX | 25.31% | 2025 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 24.79% | 2025 | |
| UruguayURY | 24.37% | 2025 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 23.94% | 2025 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 23.91% | 2025 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 23.89% | 2025 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 23.36% | 2025 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 23.08% | 2025 | |
| GreeceGRC | 23.06% | 2025 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 22.27% | 2025 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 21.99% | 2025 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 21.96% | 2025 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 21.89% | 2025 | |
| LibyaLBY | 21.59% | 2025 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 21.25% | 2025 | |
| ChileCHL | 20.93% | 2025 | |
| LebanonLBN | 19.39% | 2023 | |
| CubaCUB | 19.32% | 2025 | |
| UkraineUKR | 19.02% | 2021 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 18.8% | 2025 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 18.38% | 2022 | |
| SurinameSUR | 18.38% | 2025 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 18.11% | 2025 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 17.94% | 2025 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 17.69% | 2025 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 16.91% | 2025 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 15.94% | 2025 | |
| PolandPOL | 14.98% | 2025 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 14.88% | 2025 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 14.78% | 2025 | |
| ItalyITA | 14.35% | 2025 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 14.28% | 2025 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 14.16% | 2025 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 13.5% | 2025 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 13.42% | 2025 | |
| RomaniaROU | 13.05% | 2025 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 12.57% | 2025 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 12.34% | 2025 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 11.76% | 2025 | |
| GuamGUM | 11.75% | 2025 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 11.66% | 2025 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 11.53% | 2025 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 11.04% | 2025 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 10.61% | 2025 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 10.36% | 2025 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 10.31% | 2025 | |
| SpainESP | 10.07% | 2025 | |
| MaltaMLT | 10.07% | 2025 | |
| PortugalPRT | 9.66% | 2025 | |
| IrelandIRL | 9.64% | 2025 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 9.6% | 2025 | |
| CanadaCAN | 9.56% | 2025 | |
| FinlandFIN | 9.46% | 2025 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 9.3% | 2025 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 9.12% | 2025 | |
| LatviaLVA | 8.62% | 2025 | |
| FranceFRA | 8.5% | 2025 | |
| IcelandISL | 8.4% | 2025 | |
| CyprusCYP | 8.38% | 2025 | |
| JordanJOR | 7.86% | 2025 | |
| AustriaAUT | 7.85% | 2025 | |
| HungaryHUN | 7.83% | 2025 | |
| IsraelISR | 7.7% | 2025 | |
| JapanJPN | 7.49% | 2025 | |
| EstoniaEST | 7.09% | 2025 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 6.95% | 2025 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 6.92% | 2025 | |
| SwedenSWE | 6.87% | 2025 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 6.35% | 2025 | |
| BelarusBLR | 6.33% | 2025 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 5.76% | 2025 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 5.47% | 2025 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 5.4% | 2025 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 4.93% | 2025 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 4.48% | 2025 | |
| GermanyDEU | 4.34% | 2025 | |
| Channel IslandsCHI | 4.17% | 2025 | |
| NorwayNOR | 4.17% | 2025 | |
| OmanOMN | 3.81% | 2025 | |
| United StatesUSA | 3.81% | 2025 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 3.33% | 2025 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 2.4% | 2025 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 1.66% | 2025 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 1.5% | 2025 | |
| BahrainBHR | 0.75% | 2025 | |
| QatarQAT | 0.46% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)