economic2026
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total 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
35.0%
Median: 29.0%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Chad
90.2%
Lowest
Qatar
0.5%
Top 5 Countries
1Chad90.2%
2Sierra Leone86.3%
3Madagascar84.6%
4Ethiopia84.5%
5Niger84.0%
By Region
Africa48.8%(9 countries)
Other43.8%(106 countries)
South America33.6%(7 countries)
Asia29.5%(26 countries)
North America18.8%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.5%)High (90.2%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 35.0%)
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 | 90.2% |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 86.3% |
| 3 | Madagascar | 84.6% |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 84.5% |
| 5 | Niger | 84.0% |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 83.9% |
| 7 | Mozambique | 83.8% |
| 8 | Burundi | 83.7% |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 81.8% |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 81.7% |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 80.8% |
| 12 | South Sudan | 80.3% |
| 13 | Central African Republic | 79.5% |
| 14 | Guinea | 79.5% |
| 15 | Benin | 78.9% |
| 16 | Nepal | 77.3% |
| 17 | Liberia | 77.1% |
| 18 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 76.6% |
| 19 | Mali | 76.3% |
| 20 | Republic of the Congo | 76.0% |
| 21 | Haiti | 76.0% |
| 22 | Togo | 75.5% |
| 23 | Guinea-Bissau | 75.2% |
| 24 | Uganda | 74.6% |
| 25 | India | 72.1% |
| 26 | Papua New Guinea | 71.3% |
| 27 | Zambia | 70.5% |
| 28 | Cote d'Ivoire | 69.8% |
| 29 | Bhutan | 69.4% |
| 30 | Solomon Islands | 68.8% |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 68.3% |
| 32 | Cameroon | 67.8% |
| 33 | Nigeria | 66.7% |
| 34 | Angola | 66.2% |
| 35 | Kenya | 64.0% |
| 36 | Republic of The Gambia | 63.9% |
| 37 | Senegal | 63.3% |
| 38 | Bolivia | 62.9% |
| 39 | Myanmar | 62.9% |
| 40 | Ghana | 60.3% |
| 41 | Malawi | 60.0% |
| 42 | Timor-Leste | 58.8% |
| 43 | Moldova, Republic of | 58.5% |
| 44 | Vanuatu | 58.0% |
| 45 | Bangladesh | 57.7% |
| 46 | Comoros | 57.0% |
| 47 | North Korea | 56.8% |
| 48 | Pakistan | 55.7% |
| 49 | Azerbaijan | 54.0% |
| 50 | Mauritania | 53.6% |
| 51 | Cambodia | 52.6% |
| 52 | Vietnam | 51.9% |
| 53 | Indonesia | 50.3% |
| 54 | Ecuador | 50.2% |
| 55 | Thailand | 48.1% |
| 56 | Eritrea | 48.1% |
| 57 | Peru | 47.9% |
| 58 | Albania | 46.4% |
| 59 | Somalia | 46.0% |
| 60 | Yemen | 45.5% |
| 61 | Colombia | 43.1% |
| 62 | Georgia | 42.9% |
| 63 | Samoa | 41.9% |
| 64 | Rwanda | 39.8% |
| 65 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 39.8% |
| 66 | Sudan | 39.7% |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 39.3% |
| 68 | Nicaragua | 39.1% |
| 69 | Syrian Arab Republic | 38.8% |
| 70 | Mongolia | 38.8% |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 38.1% |
| 72 | Panama | 37.9% |
| 73 | Venezuela | 37.2% |
| 74 | Paraguay | 36.4% |
| 75 | Guatemala | 36.4% |
| 76 | Morocco | 35.9% |
| 77 | Sao Tome and Principe | 35.1% |
| 78 | Cape Verde | 34.7% |
| 79 | Honduras | 34.1% |
| 80 | Tonga | 33.9% |
| 81 | Philippines | 33.9% |
| 82 | People's Republic of China | 33.8% |
| 83 | Uzbekistan | 33.5% |
| 84 | Armenia | 33.5% |
| 85 | Fiji | 33.1% |
| 86 | Lesotho | 32.8% |
| 87 | Jamaica | 31.7% |
| 88 | El Salvador | 31.2% |
| 89 | Djibouti | 30.4% |
| 90 | Namibia | 30.2% |
| 91 | Belize | 30.0% |
| 92 | Gabon | 29.9% |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 29.5% |
| 94 | Eswatini | 28.6% |
| 95 | Turkmenistan | 28.4% |
| 96 | Tajikistan | 28.3% |
| 97 | Iraq | 27.1% |
| 98 | Brazil | 26.3% |
| 99 | Guyana | 25.8% |
| 100 | Algeria | 25.7% |
| 101 | Botswana | 25.7% |
| 102 | Mexico | 25.3% |
| 103 | Kazakhstan | 24.9% |
| 104 | Uruguay | 24.5% |
| 105 | Türkiye | 24.2% |
| 106 | Serbia | 24.1% |
| 107 | Egypt | 24.1% |
| 108 | Costa Rica | 23.6% |
| 109 | Greece | 23.4% |
| 110 | Equatorial Guinea | 22.8% |
| 111 | Argentina | 22.4% |
| 112 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 22.2% |
| 113 | Saint Lucia | 22.1% |
| 114 | Libya | 22.0% |
| 115 | Malaysia | 22.0% |
| 116 | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.2% |
| 117 | Chile | 21.1% |
| 118 | Lebanon | 19.4% |
| 119 | Cuba | 19.4% |
| 120 | Barbados | 19.1% |
| 121 | Ukraine | 19.0% |
| 122 | Suriname | 18.7% |
| 123 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18.4% |
| 124 | State of Palestine | 18.4% |
| 125 | Tunisia | 18.0% |
| 126 | South Korea | 17.9% |
| 127 | Maldives | 17.2% |
| 128 | Bahamas | 16.0% |
| 129 | Mauritius | 15.3% |
| 130 | Poland | 15.1% |
| 131 | French Polynesia | 15.0% |
| 132 | Montenegro | 14.7% |
| 133 | Italy | 14.5% |
| 134 | New Caledonia | 14.0% |
| 135 | Czech Republic | 13.6% |
| 136 | Netherlands | 13.5% |
| 137 | Romania | 13.2% |
| 138 | New Zealand | 12.7% |
| 139 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 12.6% |
| 140 | Guam | 11.9% |
| 141 | Slovakia | 11.8% |
| 142 | South Africa | 11.7% |
| 143 | United Kingdom | 11.6% |
| 144 | Belgium | 11.1% |
| 145 | Slovenia | 10.8% |
| 146 | Lithuania | 10.5% |
| 147 | Puerto Rico | 10.3% |
| 148 | Malta | 10.3% |
| 149 | Spain | 10.3% |
| 150 | Portugal | 9.8% |
| 151 | Ireland | 9.7% |
| 152 | Canada | 9.6% |
| 153 | Switzerland | 9.6% |
| 154 | Finland | 9.5% |
| 155 | Singapore | 9.4% |
| 156 | Australia | 9.2% |
| 157 | Latvia | 8.7% |
| 158 | France | 8.6% |
| 159 | Iceland | 8.5% |
| 160 | Cyprus | 8.1% |
| 161 | Jordan | 8.0% |
| 162 | Hungary | 8.0% |
| 163 | Austria | 7.9% |
| 164 | Israel | 7.8% |
| 165 | Japan | 7.6% |
| 166 | Estonia | 7.1% |
| 167 | Bulgaria | 7.1% |
| 168 | Sweden | 6.9% |
| 169 | Luxembourg | 6.9% |
| 170 | Croatia | 6.7% |
| 171 | Belarus | 6.5% |
| 172 | Hong Kong | 5.8% |
| 173 | Denmark | 5.6% |
| 174 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 5.5% |
| 175 | Russian Federation | 5.0% |
| 176 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.6% |
| 177 | Germany | 4.4% |
| 178 | Norway | 4.2% |
| 179 | United States of America | 3.9% |
| 180 | Oman | 3.8% |
| 181 | Macao | 3.6% |
| 182 | Kuwait | 2.3% |
| 183 | Saudi Arabia | 1.7% |
| 184 | United Arab Emirates | 1.6% |
| 185 | Bahrain | 0.9% |
| 186 | Qatar | 0.5% |
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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