Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Moldova
Moldova: Share of workers in vulnerable employment was 58.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Moldova, 1991–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of workers in vulnerable employment in Moldova is 58.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in vulnerable employment in Moldova peaked at 61.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 1991.
That places Moldova 43rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.7% | 26.2% | 31.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 44.4% | 36.5% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 55.1% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.7% | 58.5% | 59.1% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Moldova
- 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)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 72.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 100.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 72.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 74.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 72.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 75.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in vulnerable employment in Moldova?
- Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Moldova was 58.6% 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 61.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 1991.
- How does Moldova rank for share of workers in vulnerable employment?
- Moldova ranks 43rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in vulnerable employment rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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).