Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO) in Moldova
Moldova: Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO) was 57.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Moldova, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Moldova recorded 57.6% for vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Moldova peaked at 61.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 1991.
That places Moldova 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22.6% | — |
| 1992 | 23.4% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 23.9% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 25.3% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 26.4% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 27.7% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 28.6% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 29.6% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 30.3% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 35.2% | +15.9% |
| 2001 | 37.6% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 39.7% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 41.9% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 41.8% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 43.1% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 45.5% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 48.8% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 55.5% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 54.6% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 56.3% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 56.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 59.0% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 61.7% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 61.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 60.1% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 58.6% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 58.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 57.2% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 57.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 57.5% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 57.6% | +0.1% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 57.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.0%, 2.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 57.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.5%, 4.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.4% | 22.6% | 30.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 43.4% | 35.2% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.3% | 54.6% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 57.2% | 58.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More work & labour data for Moldova
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 654.38 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 72.49 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,725 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.5 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.726 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 24,890 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,854 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 71.4 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.868 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.4043 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Moldova?
- Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Moldova was 57.6% 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 61.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 1991.
- How does Moldova rank for vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment)?
- Moldova ranks 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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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Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.