Germany

GermanyVulnerable employment

DE desk: Germany first; euro area, France, Italy, United Kingdom and United States alongside.

4.34%

−0.03 pp

As of 2025 | % of total employment

Latest
4.34% 2025
Previous year
4.37% 2024
Min
4.34% 2025
Max
7.83% 2005
YearValue
20254.34%
20244.37%
20234.44%
20224.57%
20214.89%
20205.05%
20195.30%
20185.55%
20175.81%
20166.01%
20156.15%
20146.32%
20136.52%
20126.85%
20117.02%
20106.76%
20097.02%
20087.00%
20077.39%
20067.82%
20057.83%
20047.72%
20037.26%
20027.15%
#CountryVulnerable employmentChangeYear
129Poland14.98%−0.12 pp2025
132Italy14.35%−0.14 pp2025
136Netherlands13.42%−0.05 pp2025
143United Kingdom11.53%−0.08 pp2025155Euro area9.34%−0.08 pp2025159France8.50%−0.07 pp2025178Germany4.34%−0.03 pp2025182United States3.81%−0.04 pp2025

What vulnerable employment is

Vulnerable employment (SL.EMP.VULN.ZS, modelled ILO estimate) is own-account and contributing-family workers as a share of employment. Latest: 4.34% 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 4.34% (2025), previous year 4.37% (2024); low 4.34% (2025), high 7.83% (2005).

Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).