Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Angola
Angola: Share of workers in vulnerable employment was 66.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Angola, 1991–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of workers in vulnerable employment in Angola stood at 66.3%.
The figure is up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in vulnerable employment in Angola peaked at 83.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 65.2%, in 2017.
That places Angola 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.5% | 81.9% | 83.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 79.6% | 76.9% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.1% | 65.2% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 65.8% | 66.3% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Angola
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 75.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 52.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 55.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 54.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 73.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 74.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in vulnerable employment in Angola?
- Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Angola was 66.3% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.2% in 2017.
- How does Angola rank for share of workers in vulnerable employment?
- Angola ranks 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in vulnerable employment rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in vulnerable employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of employed population who are working as independent own-account workers (self-employed without staff), or contributing family workers (self-employed in a household business or farm).