economic2026
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
37.2%
Median: 28.8%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Chad
96.2%
Lowest
Kuwait
0.6%
Top 5 Countries
1Chad96.2%
2Niger93.4%
3Afghanistan93.0%
4Sierra Leone91.5%
5Mozambique90.9%
By Region
Africa52.7%(9 countries)
Other47.2%(106 countries)
South America34.3%(7 countries)
Asia31.7%(26 countries)
North America22.7%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.6%)High (96.2%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 37.2%)
Africa (9)
Other (106)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 96.2% |
| 2 | Niger | 93.4% |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 93.0% |
| 4 | Sierra Leone | 91.5% |
| 5 | Mozambique | 90.9% |
| 6 | Nepal | 90.5% |
| 7 | Burundi | 90.1% |
| 8 | Liberia | 89.9% |
| 9 | Republic of the Congo | 89.7% |
| 10 | United Republic of Tanzania | 89.7% |
| 11 | Madagascar | 88.3% |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 87.9% |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 87.6% |
| 14 | Guinea | 86.9% |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 86.9% |
| 16 | Guinea-Bissau | 85.3% |
| 17 | Central African Republic | 85.1% |
| 18 | Togo | 84.6% |
| 19 | Benin | 83.9% |
| 20 | Uganda | 83.8% |
| 21 | Haiti | 83.7% |
| 22 | South Sudan | 82.8% |
| 23 | Mali | 82.3% |
| 24 | Bhutan | 82.3% |
| 25 | Angola | 81.5% |
| 26 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 81.5% |
| 27 | Republic of The Gambia | 80.9% |
| 28 | Cote d'Ivoire | 80.4% |
| 29 | Papua New Guinea | 79.7% |
| 30 | Nigeria | 79.4% |
| 31 | Zambia | 79.4% |
| 32 | Solomon Islands | 79.1% |
| 33 | India | 78.8% |
| 34 | Cameroon | 77.4% |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 76.8% |
| 36 | Senegal | 76.0% |
| 37 | Pakistan | 73.7% |
| 38 | Kenya | 73.3% |
| 39 | Mauritania | 71.4% |
| 40 | Comoros | 68.6% |
| 41 | Bolivia | 68.0% |
| 42 | Ghana | 67.2% |
| 43 | Malawi | 66.4% |
| 44 | Bangladesh | 65.1% |
| 45 | Timor-Leste | 64.6% |
| 46 | Myanmar | 64.0% |
| 47 | Yemen | 63.1% |
| 48 | Vanuatu | 62.2% |
| 49 | North Korea | 61.5% |
| 50 | Somalia | 60.4% |
| 51 | Moldova, Republic of | 59.3% |
| 52 | Ecuador | 59.2% |
| 53 | Indonesia | 58.9% |
| 54 | Azerbaijan | 58.8% |
| 55 | Cambodia | 58.4% |
| 56 | Vietnam | 57.5% |
| 57 | Eritrea | 56.3% |
| 58 | Sudan | 55.5% |
| 59 | Peru | 53.0% |
| 60 | Guatemala | 51.9% |
| 61 | Thailand | 48.4% |
| 62 | Djibouti | 48.1% |
| 63 | Honduras | 47.4% |
| 64 | Nicaragua | 46.5% |
| 65 | Albania | 46.4% |
| 66 | Cape Verde | 45.2% |
| 67 | Rwanda | 43.7% |
| 68 | Georgia | 40.9% |
| 69 | Colombia | 40.9% |
| 70 | Philippines | 39.6% |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 39.5% |
| 72 | El Salvador | 39.5% |
| 73 | Paraguay | 38.5% |
| 74 | Gabon | 37.1% |
| 75 | Namibia | 36.9% |
| 76 | Mongolia | 36.8% |
| 77 | Samoa | 36.1% |
| 78 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 36.1% |
| 79 | Iraq | 36.1% |
| 80 | Sao Tome and Principe | 35.9% |
| 81 | Panama | 35.5% |
| 82 | Venezuela | 35.3% |
| 83 | Tonga | 34.8% |
| 84 | Armenia | 34.8% |
| 85 | Belize | 34.3% |
| 86 | Tajikistan | 33.6% |
| 87 | Eswatini | 33.3% |
| 88 | People's Republic of China | 33.2% |
| 89 | Fiji | 31.0% |
| 90 | Maldives | 30.9% |
| 91 | Egypt | 29.6% |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 29.4% |
| 93 | Lesotho | 29.2% |
| 94 | Equatorial Guinea | 28.4% |
| 95 | Mexico | 27.8% |
| 96 | Turkmenistan | 27.7% |
| 97 | Jamaica | 27.5% |
| 98 | Botswana | 26.8% |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | 26.1% |
| 100 | Türkiye | 26.1% |
| 101 | Guyana | 25.8% |
| 102 | Kazakhstan | 24.5% |
| 103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23.7% |
| 104 | Uruguay | 23.6% |
| 105 | Morocco | 23.0% |
| 106 | Syrian Arab Republic | 22.9% |
| 107 | Uzbekistan | 22.3% |
| 108 | Serbia | 22.0% |
| 109 | Brazil | 21.9% |
| 110 | Algeria | 21.4% |
| 111 | Costa Rica | 21.1% |
| 112 | Chile | 21.1% |
| 113 | State of Palestine | 20.9% |
| 114 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 20.7% |
| 115 | Argentina | 20.6% |
| 116 | Greece | 20.5% |
| 117 | Libya | 19.5% |
| 118 | Ukraine | 18.2% |
| 119 | Suriname | 17.1% |
| 120 | South Korea | 16.4% |
| 121 | Saint Lucia | 16.1% |
| 122 | Cuba | 15.7% |
| 123 | Malaysia | 15.1% |
| 124 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.9% |
| 125 | Barbados | 12.9% |
| 126 | French Polynesia | 12.6% |
| 127 | Tunisia | 12.1% |
| 128 | Italy | 11.9% |
| 129 | South Africa | 11.5% |
| 130 | Lebanon | 11.3% |
| 131 | Guam | 11.3% |
| 132 | Poland | 11.2% |
| 133 | New Zealand | 11.1% |
| 134 | Netherlands | 10.9% |
| 135 | Romania | 10.6% |
| 136 | Montenegro | 10.3% |
| 137 | Mauritius | 10.3% |
| 138 | Czech Republic | 10.2% |
| 139 | Bahamas | 9.8% |
| 140 | Switzerland | 9.8% |
| 141 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 9.6% |
| 142 | New Caledonia | 9.3% |
| 143 | Belgium | 9.0% |
| 144 | United Kingdom | 9.0% |
| 145 | Latvia | 8.5% |
| 146 | Canada | 8.4% |
| 147 | Portugal | 8.4% |
| 148 | Malta | 8.3% |
| 149 | Spain | 8.3% |
| 150 | Slovenia | 8.2% |
| 151 | Lithuania | 8.0% |
| 152 | France | 7.9% |
| 153 | Australia | 7.8% |
| 154 | Austria | 7.2% |
| 155 | Luxembourg | 7.1% |
| 156 | Cyprus | 7.1% |
| 157 | Japan | 7.1% |
| 158 | Hungary | 7.0% |
| 159 | Israel | 7.0% |
| 160 | Slovakia | 6.7% |
| 161 | Finland | 6.7% |
| 162 | Belarus | 6.6% |
| 163 | Puerto Rico | 6.3% |
| 164 | Singapore | 6.3% |
| 165 | Brunei Darussalam | 6.2% |
| 166 | Iceland | 6.2% |
| 167 | Bulgaria | 6.0% |
| 168 | Ireland | 5.8% |
| 169 | Oman | 5.5% |
| 170 | Estonia | 5.3% |
| 171 | Russian Federation | 4.8% |
| 172 | Sweden | 4.8% |
| 173 | Croatia | 4.6% |
| 174 | Denmark | 4.6% |
| 175 | Saudi Arabia | 4.2% |
| 176 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 4.1% |
| 177 | Germany | 3.9% |
| 178 | Hong Kong | 3.9% |
| 179 | Norway | 3.0% |
| 180 | United States of America | 2.7% |
| 181 | United Arab Emirates | 2.6% |
| 182 | Macao | 2.6% |
| 183 | Jordan | 2.2% |
| 184 | Qatar | 0.7% |
| 185 | Bahrain | 0.7% |
| 186 | Kuwait | 0.6% |
Showing 186 of 186 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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