Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) was 83.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 83.1%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 88.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 83.1%, in 2025.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 1st out of 47 groups 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 88.7% | — |
| 1992 | 88.7% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 88.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 88.7% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 88.7% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 88.5% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 88.3% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 88.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 88.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 87.9% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 87.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 87.8% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 87.8% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 87.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 87.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 87.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 87.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 87.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 86.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 86.7% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 86.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 86.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 85.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 85.1% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 84.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 84.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 83.8% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 83.4% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 83.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 83.4% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 83.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.5% | 88.0% | 88.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 87.6% | 87.0% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 84.3% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 83.1% | 84.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 1 Chad 96.2% compare
- 2 Niger 93.2% compare
- 3 Afghanistan 92.9% compare
- 4 Sierra Leone 91.3% compare
More work & labour data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 45.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 53.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 60.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 81.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 59.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 83.1% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.1% in 2025.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment)?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.