Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in IDA only
IDA only: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) was 70.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in IDA only, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
IDA only recorded 70.5% for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in IDA only peaked at 74.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 70.1%, in 2022.
That places IDA only 9th out of 47 groups 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, total (% of total employment) in IDA only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 74.6% | — |
| 1992 | 74.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 74.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 74.6% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 74.7% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 74.4% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 74.2% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 74.0% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 73.8% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 73.7% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 73.5% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 73.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 73.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 73.1% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 72.9% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 72.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 72.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 72.3% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 72.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 71.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 71.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 71.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 71.6% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 71.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 71.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 70.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 70.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 70.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 70.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 70.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 70.3% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 70.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 70.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 70.6% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 70.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.4% | 73.8% | 74.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 73.0% | 72.2% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 70.2% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 70.1% | 70.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 6 Mozambique 83.7% compare
- 7 Burundi 83.7% compare
- 8 Tanzania, United Republic of 83.7% compare
- 9 Afghanistan 81.8% compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 81.5% compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 80.6% compare
- 12 South Sudan 80.3% compare
More work & labour data for IDA only
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 52.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 63.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in IDA only?
- Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in IDA only was 70.5% 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.1% in 2022.
- How does IDA only rank for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- IDA only ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only 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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About this data
Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.