Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in IDA only
IDA only: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) was 78.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in IDA only, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
IDA only recorded 78.2% for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in IDA only peaked at 85.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 78.2%, in 2025.
That places IDA only 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in IDA only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 85.0% | — |
| 1992 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 84.9% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 84.9% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 84.9% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 84.6% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 84.4% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 84.1% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 84.0% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 83.9% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 83.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 83.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 83.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 83.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 83.4% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 83.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 83.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 82.9% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 82.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 82.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 81.9% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 81.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 81.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 80.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 80.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 79.9% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 79.3% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 78.9% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 78.5% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 78.2% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 78.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 78.4% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 78.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.7% | 84.0% | 85.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 83.3% | 82.7% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.9% | 78.9% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 78.2% | 79.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 7 Burundi 90.0% compare
- 8 Liberia 89.7% compare
- 9 Congo 89.6% compare
- 10 Tanzania, United Republic of 89.5% compare
- 11 Madagascar 88.1% compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 87.7% compare
- 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 87.4% compare
More work & labour data for IDA only
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 52.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 63.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in IDA only?
- Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in IDA only was 78.2% 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 1992.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.2% in 2025.
- How does IDA only rank for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment)?
- IDA only ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only 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.