Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) was 86.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Ethiopia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Ethiopia stood at 86.5%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Ethiopia peaked at 93.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 86.5%, in 2025.
That places Ethiopia 15th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 91.5% | — |
| 1992 | 91.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 91.8% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 91.8% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 91.8% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 91.7% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 91.6% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 91.6% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 91.5% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 91.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 92.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 92.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 92.5% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 92.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 91.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 91.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 91.3% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 90.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 90.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 89.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 88.7% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 88.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 87.9% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 88.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 87.7% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 87.4% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 87.2% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 86.9% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 86.5% | -0.4% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 86.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 85.0%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 86.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 79.1%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.6% | 91.5% | 91.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 92.4% | 91.8% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.9% | 87.9% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 86.5% | 88.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 12 Burkina Faso 87.7% compare
- 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 87.4% compare
- 14 Guinea 86.6% compare
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 85.2% compare
- 17 Central African Republic 85.0% compare
- 18 Togo 84.2% compare
More work & labour data for Ethiopia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4782 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4959 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4604 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1765 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 74,537 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 116,333 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 183,282 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 184,008 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 367,290 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Ethiopia?
- Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Ethiopia was 86.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.5% in 2025.
- How does Ethiopia rank for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment)?
- Ethiopia ranks 15th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.