Australia
AU desk: Australia first; New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom, euro area, Korea and Taiwan alongside.
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As of 2025 | % of total employment
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.12% |
| 2024 | 9.19% |
| 2023 | 9.26% |
| 2022 | 9.38% |
| 2021 | 9.60% |
| 2020 | 9.62% |
| 2019 | 9.83% |
| 2018 | 9.76% |
| 2017 | 9.98% |
| 2016 | 10.40% |
| 2015 | 10.20% |
| 2014 | 10.12% |
| 2013 | 10.40% |
| 2012 | 10.16% |
| 2011 | 10.62% |
| 2010 | 10.64% |
| 2009 | 10.80% |
| 2008 | 9.46% |
| 2007 | 10.29% |
| 2006 | 11.57% |
| 2005 | 11.80% |
| 2004 | 12.52% |
| 2003 | 11.78% |
| 2002 | 12.20% |
Vulnerable employment (SL.EMP.VULN.ZS, modelled ILO estimate) is own-account and contributing-family workers as a share of employment. Latest: 9.12% in 2025.
These jobs usually lack formal contracts and social insurance. A high share is not the same as a low wage, but it is the usual companion of informal work. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): latest 9.12% (2025), previous year 9.19% (2024); low 9.12% (2025), high 12.87% (1993).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).