Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Niger
Niger: Share of workers in vulnerable employment was 83.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Niger, 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 Niger stood at 83.7%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in vulnerable employment in Niger peaked at 89.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 83.7%, in 2025.
Niger ranks 5th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.3% | 84.0% | 84.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 84.6% | 84.5% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 84.9% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 83.7% | 85.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 2 Sierra Leone 86.0% compare
- 3 Madagascar 84.4% compare
- 4 Ethiopia 84.1% compare
- 6 Mozambique 83.7% compare
- 7 Burundi 83.7% compare
- 8 Tanzania 83.7% compare
More work & labour data for Niger
- 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 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 79.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 86.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 72.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 86.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 74.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in vulnerable employment in Niger?
- Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Niger was 83.7% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.7% in 2025.
- How does Niger rank for share of workers in vulnerable employment?
- Niger ranks 5th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in vulnerable employment rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Niger 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).