Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Georgia
Georgia: Share of workers in vulnerable employment was 42.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Georgia, 1991–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 42.4% for share of workers in vulnerable employment in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in vulnerable employment in Georgia peaked at 64.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 2025.
Georgia ranks 62nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.3% | 48.6% | 55.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 62.3% | 59.2% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.1% | 47.4% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 42.4% | 47.8% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Georgia
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 31.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 46.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 70.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in vulnerable employment in Georgia?
- Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Georgia was 42.4% 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 2025.
- How does Georgia rank for share of workers in vulnerable employment?
- Georgia ranks 62nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in vulnerable employment rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia 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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About this data
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).