Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in IDA blend
IDA blend: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) was 61.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in IDA blend, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 61.4% for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in IDA blend peaked at 68.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 61.4%, in 2025.
IDA blend ranks 15th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 68.7% | — |
| 1992 | 68.5% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 68.5% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 68.5% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 68.4% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 68.4% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 67.6% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 68.1% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 68.0% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 67.7% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 67.7% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 66.1% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 65.8% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 66.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 64.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 64.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 64.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 64.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 64.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 63.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 63.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 63.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 63.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 62.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 62.0% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 61.4% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 62.6% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 61.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 61.6% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 61.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.3% | 67.6% | 68.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 65.7% | 64.4% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 61.4% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 61.4% | 62.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 12 South Sudan 80.3% compare
- 13 Central African Republic 79.4% compare
- 14 Guinea 79.2% compare
- 15 Benin 78.5% compare
- 16 Nepal 77.0% compare
- 17 Liberia 76.9% compare
- 18 Lao People's Democratic Republic 76.4% compare
More work & labour data for IDA blend
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 67.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 79.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 57.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 40.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in IDA blend?
- Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in IDA blend was 61.4% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.4% in 2025.
- How does IDA blend rank for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- IDA blend ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.