Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in World
World: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) was 42.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in World, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
World recorded 42.4% for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in World peaked at 48.8% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 42.3%, in 2019.
That places World 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 48.8% | — |
| 1992 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 48.7% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 48.6% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 48.5% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 48.3% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 48.1% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 47.9% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 47.6% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 47.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 47.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 46.9% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 46.5% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 46.1% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 45.7% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 45.3% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 45.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 45.1% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 44.6% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 44.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 43.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 43.5% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 43.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 42.9% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 42.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 42.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 42.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 42.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 42.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 42.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 42.7% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 42.5% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 42.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.5% | 48.1% | 48.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 46.6% | 45.3% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 42.3% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.7% | 42.4% | 42.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in World?
- Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in World was 42.4% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 1992.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.3% in 2019.
- How does World rank for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- World ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.