economic2025

Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

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Key Insights

Global Average
33.3% of male employment
Median: 26.2% of male employment
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Chad
86.2% of male employment
Lowest
Qatar
0.4% of male employment
Top 5 Countries
1Chad86.2% of male employment
2Ethiopia82.4% of male employment
3Afghanistan81.1% of male employment
4Madagascar81.0% of male employment
5Sierra Leone80.9% of male employment
By Region
Africa44.2% of male employment(9 countries)
Other41.0% of male employment(106 countries)
South America33.0% of male employment(7 countries)
Asia28.8% of male employment(26 countries)
North America17.0% of male employment(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.4% of male employment)High (86.2% of male employment)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 33.3% of male employment)

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 country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. 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
1Chad86.2% of male employment
2Ethiopia82.4% of male employment
3Afghanistan81.1% of male employment
4Madagascar81.0% of male employment
5Sierra Leone80.9% of male employment
6United Republic of Tanzania78.1% of male employment
7South Sudan77.8% of male employment
8Burundi76.9% of male employment
9Mozambique76.3% of male employment
10Niger76.0% of male employment
11Democratic Republic of the Congo75.8% of male employment
12Burkina Faso74.4% of male employment
13Central African Republic74.3% of male employment
14Guinea73.8% of male employment
15Benin73.7% of male employment
16Lao People's Democratic Republic72.2% of male employment
17Mali72.1% of male employment
18Haiti69.9% of male employment
19Nepal69.1% of male employment
20India69.0% of male employment
21Togo66.4% of male employment
22Uganda65.9% of male employment
23Guinea-Bissau65.5% of male employment
24Liberia65.1% of male employment
25Papua New Guinea63.5% of male employment
26Republic of the Congo63.3% of male employment
27Zambia62.5% of male employment
28Myanmar62.3% of male employment
29Cote d'Ivoire61.3% of male employment
30Bhutan60.4% of male employment
31Cameroon60.2% of male employment
32Zimbabwe59.9% of male employment
33Solomon Islands59.0% of male employment
34Bolivia58.5% of male employment
35Moldova, Republic of57.6% of male employment
36Senegal55.7% of male employment
37Kenya55.6% of male employment
38Nigeria54.8% of male employment
39Vanuatu54.7% of male employment
40Malawi54.0% of male employment
41Timor-Leste53.9% of male employment
42Ghana53.7% of male employment
43Bangladesh53.6% of male employment
44North Korea52.5% of male employment
45Angola51.5% of male employment
46Pakistan50.4% of male employment
47Azerbaijan49.3% of male employment
48Comoros48.3% of male employment
49Thailand47.9% of male employment
50Republic of The Gambia47.2% of male employment
51Cambodia46.8% of male employment
52Albania46.1% of male employment
53Vietnam45.9% of male employment
54Mauritania45.1% of male employment
55Samoa44.9% of male employment
56Yemen44.5% of male employment
57Colombia44.5% of male employment
58Georgia44.3% of male employment
59Indonesia44.3% of male employment
60Dominican Republic43.9% of male employment
61Ecuador43.9% of male employment
62Peru43.4% of male employment
63Syrian Arab Republic41.7% of male employment
64Eritrea40.5% of male employment
65Somalia40.2% of male employment
66Islamic Republic of Iran40.2% of male employment
67Mongolia39.9% of male employment
68Panama39.4% of male employment
69Uzbekistan39.4% of male employment
70Sri Lanka39.2% of male employment
71Morocco39.2% of male employment
72Venezuela38.3% of male employment
73Rwanda36.2% of male employment
74Sudan36.1% of male employment
75Lesotho35.4% of male employment
76Jamaica35.0% of male employment
77Paraguay34.6% of male employment
78Sao Tome and Principe34.2% of male employment
79People's Republic of China34.0% of male employment
80Nicaragua34.0% of male employment
81Fiji33.9% of male employment
82Tonga33.0% of male employment
83Armenia31.8% of male employment
84Kyrgyzstan31.3% of male employment
85Philippines29.6% of male employment
86Brazil29.4% of male employment
87Turkmenistan29.0% of male employment
88Guatemala28.8% of male employment
89Belize27.3% of male employment
90Saint Lucia27.0% of male employment
91Honduras26.9% of male employment
92Trinidad and Tobago26.6% of male employment
93Algeria26.3% of male employment
94Cape Verde26.1% of male employment
95Iraq26.0% of male employment
96Malaysia26.0% of male employment
97Serbia25.8% of male employment
98Gabon25.8% of male employment
99Tajikistan25.6% of male employment
100Guyana25.4% of male employment
101Greece25.2% of male employment
102Uruguay25.1% of male employment
103Kazakhstan25.1% of male employment
104Costa Rica25.0% of male employment
105El Salvador24.8% of male employment
106Barbados24.8% of male employment
107Botswana24.7% of male employment
108Eswatini24.2% of male employment
109Djibouti23.7% of male employment
110Namibia23.6% of male employment
111Mexico23.6% of male employment
112Argentina23.6% of male employment
113Türkiye23.1% of male employment
114Saint Vincent and the Grenadines23.1% of male employment
115Egypt22.7% of male employment
116Libya22.7% of male employment
117Bahamas22.3% of male employment
118Lebanon22.2% of male employment
119Cuba21.6% of male employment
120Chile20.9% of male employment
121Tunisia20.3% of male employment
122Ukraine19.7% of male employment
123Suriname19.5% of male employment
124Equatorial Guinea19.4% of male employment
125South Korea18.9% of male employment
126Mauritius18.4% of male employment
127Poland18.3% of male employment
128New Caledonia18.1% of male employment
129Montenegro18.0% of male employment
130State of Palestine17.9% of male employment
131French Polynesia16.6% of male employment
132Czech Republic16.3% of male employment
133Slovakia16.2% of male employment
134Italy16.2% of male employment
135Netherlands15.7% of male employment
136Romania15.1% of male employment
137The Republic of North Macedonia14.7% of male employment
138Bosnia and Herzegovina14.5% of male employment
139New Zealand14.0% of male employment
140United Kingdom13.9% of male employment
141Puerto Rico13.8% of male employment
142Ireland13.0% of male employment
143Belgium12.9% of male employment
144Lithuania12.8% of male employment
145Maldives12.8% of male employment
146Slovenia12.7% of male employment
147Guam12.3% of male employment
148Finland12.1% of male employment
149South Africa11.9% of male employment
150Singapore11.8% of male employment
151Spain11.7% of male employment
152Malta11.4% of male employment
153Portugal10.9% of male employment
154Canada10.6% of male employment
155Australia10.4% of male employment
156Iceland10.3% of male employment
157Switzerland9.5% of male employment
158Cyprus9.2% of male employment
159France9.1% of male employment
160Jordan9.1% of male employment
161Estonia8.8% of male employment
162Sweden8.8% of male employment
163Latvia8.8% of male employment
164Hungary8.7% of male employment
165Austria8.4% of male employment
166Israel8.4% of male employment
167Croatia8.2% of male employment
168Japan8.0% of male employment
169Bulgaria7.9% of male employment
170Hong Kong7.8% of male employment
171Virgin Islands, U.S.6.9% of male employment
172Luxembourg6.8% of male employment
173Belarus6.3% of male employment
174Denmark6.2% of male employment
175Norway5.2% of male employment
176Russian Federation5.1% of male employment
177United States of America4.8% of male employment
178Germany4.7% of male employment
179Macao4.4% of male employment
180Oman3.5% of male employment
181Brunei Darussalam3.4% of male employment
182Kuwait2.9% of male employment
183United Arab Emirates1.2% of male employment
184Saudi Arabia1.1% of male employment
185Bahrain0.8% of male employment
186Qatar0.4% of male employment
Showing 186 of 186 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).

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