Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) was 51.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in IDA & IBRD total, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in IDA & IBRD total stood at 51.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 60.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 2019.
That places IDA & IBRD total 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 60.8% | — |
| 1992 | 60.7% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 60.6% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 60.5% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 60.4% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 60.2% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 60.0% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 59.9% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 59.6% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 59.4% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 58.9% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 58.5% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 58.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 57.6% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 57.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 56.3% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 55.9% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 55.3% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 54.9% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 54.4% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 53.7% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 52.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 52.1% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 51.6% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 51.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 50.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 50.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 50.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 50.9% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 51.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 51.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 51.4% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 51.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.3% | 59.6% | 60.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 57.2% | 54.9% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 50.6% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 50.9% | 51.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 85.2% compare
- 17 Central African Republic 85.0% compare
- 18 Togo 84.2% compare
- 19 Uganda 83.7% compare
- 20 Haiti 83.6% compare
- 21 Benin 83.5% compare
- 22 South Sudan 82.8% compare
More work & labour data for IDA & IBRD total
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 47.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 67.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 41.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 33.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in IDA & IBRD total?
- Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in IDA & IBRD total was 51.2% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 60.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 2019.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment)?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.