Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Congo
Congo: Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) was 63.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Congo, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Congo stood at 63.3%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Congo peaked at 66.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 61.4%, in 2012.
That places Congo 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, male (% of male employment) in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 66.3% | — |
| 1992 | 66.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 66.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 66.1% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 66.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 65.8% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 65.6% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 65.8% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 65.2% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 64.3% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 64.1% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 63.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 63.8% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 63.4% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 63.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 63.0% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 63.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 62.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 61.8% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 61.6% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 61.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 61.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 61.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 61.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 62.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 62.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 62.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 62.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 64.4% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 63.5% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 63.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 63.5% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 63.4% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 63.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.9% | 65.2% | 66.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 63.5% | 62.7% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 61.4% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 63.3% | 64.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 23 Guinea-Bissau 65.5% compare
- 24 Liberia 65.1% compare
- 25 Papua New Guinea 63.5% compare
- 27 Zambia 62.5% compare
- 28 Myanmar 62.3% compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 61.3% compare
More work & labour data for Congo
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.6949 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.6877 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.7017 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2906 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 9,208 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,302 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 10,131 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,894 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 20,026 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Congo?
- Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Congo was 63.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 66.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.4% in 2012.
- How does Congo rank for vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment)?
- Congo ranks 26th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.