Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) was 81.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 81.2% for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 94.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 81.2%, in 2025.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 26th out of 187 countries 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 94.6% | — |
| 1992 | 94.3% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 94.1% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 93.8% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 93.5% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 93.1% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 92.7% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 92.2% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 91.7% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 91.2% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 90.8% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 90.3% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 89.8% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 89.3% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 88.8% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 88.3% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 87.9% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 87.5% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 87.1% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 86.5% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 85.5% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 84.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 84.4% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 83.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 83.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 82.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 82.4% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 81.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 81.5% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 81.2% | -0.3% |
Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 81.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.0%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 81.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.5%, 2.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.3% | 91.7% | 94.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 89.1% | 87.1% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 82.8% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 81.2% | 82.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
More work & labour data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,934 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.2 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,788 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.25 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.16 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 19,084 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 6,038 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 65.37 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.63 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 81.2% 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.2% in 2025.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment)?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 26th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.