Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in High income
High income: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) was 8.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in High income, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in High income is 8.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in High income peaked at 11.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2025.
That places High income 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.7% | — |
| 1992 | 11.7% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 11.7% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 11.7% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 11.7% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 11.6% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 11.6% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 11.4% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 11.2% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 10.9% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 10.8% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.6% | 11.2% | 11.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 9.6% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.7% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.0% | 8.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 42 Timor-Leste 58.6% compare
- 43 Republic of Moldova 58.6% compare
- 44 Vanuatu 58.0% compare
- 45 Bangladesh 57.3% compare
- 46 Comoros 56.8% compare
- 47 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 56.8% compare
- 48 Pakistan 55.5% compare
More work & labour data for High income
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 46.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 44.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 69.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in High income?
- Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in High income was 8.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 1992.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2025.
- How does High income rank for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- High income ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Vulnerable employment, total (% of total 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.