Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Libya
Libya: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) was 21.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Libya, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Libya recorded 21.6% for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Libya peaked at 23.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2007.
Libya ranks 115th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 19.8% | — |
| 1992 | 19.6% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 19.5% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 19.4% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 19.4% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 19.3% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 19.1% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 18.9% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 18.7% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 18.4% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 18.1% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 17.5% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 23.2% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 22.0% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 21.6% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.3% | 18.7% | 19.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 16.7% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 18.0% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 21.6% | 23.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 112 Saint Lucia 22.0% compare
- 113 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 22.0% compare
- 114 Malaysia 21.9% compare
- 116 Trinidad and Tobago 21.2% compare
- 117 Chile 20.9% compare
- 118 Lebanon 19.4% compare
More work & labour data for Libya
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1881 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1642 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.213 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4664 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,184 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 939.57 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,815 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,969 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,784 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Libya?
- Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Libya was 21.6% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2007.
- How does Libya rank for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- Libya ranks 115th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.