Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) was 7.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Hong Kong, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 7.8% for vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Hong Kong peaked at 9.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1997.
Hong Kong ranks 170th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.7% | — |
| 1992 | 5.6% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 5.5% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 5.3% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 5.6% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 5.5% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +29.4% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | +17.2% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 7.8% | -1.3% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 7.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.8%, 73% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 7.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.9%, 23% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Hong Kong changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +29.4% | 6.2% | 8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5% | 5.1% | 6.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 6.2% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.6% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.8% | 8.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More work & labour data for Hong Kong
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 2,981 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 55.13 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,663 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.78 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.06 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 149,185 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,833 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 53.6 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.56 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Hong Kong?
- Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Hong Kong was 7.8% 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 Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1997.
- How does Hong Kong rank for vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment)?
- Hong Kong ranks 170th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.
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About this data
Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.