Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Israel
Israel: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) was 7.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Israel, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Israel stood at 7.7%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Israel peaked at 9.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2025.
Israel ranks 164th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.7% | — |
| 1992 | 9.6% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 9.3% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 9.2% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 9.0% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 8.9% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 8.8% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 8.8% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 7.7% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2% | 8.8% | 9.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 8.1% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.8% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.7% | 8.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Israel?
- Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Israel was 7.7% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2025.
- How does Israel rank for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- Israel ranks 164th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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.