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%.
Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 84.0% | — |
| 1992 | 84.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 84.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 84.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 84.5% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 84.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 84.5% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 84.5% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 84.5% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 84.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 84.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 84.5% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 84.5% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 84.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 84.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 86.6% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 88.2% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 89.8% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 89.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 89.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.3% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 85.2% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 85.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 84.7% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 84.4% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 84.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 84.0% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 83.7% | -0.3% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 83.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 76.9%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 83.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67.6%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3834 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3492 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4172 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 5.26 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 19,464 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 48,989 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 45,615 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 45,204 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 90,819 1000 No (2100)
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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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).