United Kingdom
UK desk: United Kingdom first; euro area, United States, Canada, Australia, Korea, Taiwan and New Zealand alongside.
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As of 2025 | % of total employment
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.53% |
| 2024 | 11.61% |
| 2023 | 11.86% |
| 2022 | 11.75% |
| 2021 | 11.79% |
| 2020 | 12.49% |
| 2019 | 12.87% |
| 2018 | 13.03% |
| 2017 | 12.97% |
| 2016 | 12.87% |
| 2015 | 12.54% |
| 2014 | 12.71% |
| 2013 | 11.98% |
| 2012 | 12.13% |
| 2011 | 11.67% |
| 2010 | 11.36% |
| 2009 | 10.82% |
| 2008 | 10.53% |
| 2007 | 10.49% |
| 2006 | 10.29% |
| 2005 | 10.05% |
| 2004 | 10.18% |
| 2003 | 10.10% |
| 2002 | 9.64% |
Vulnerable employment (SL.EMP.VULN.ZS, modelled ILO estimate) is own-account and contributing-family workers as a share of employment. Latest: 11.53% 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 11.53% (2025), previous year 11.61% (2024); low 9.61% (2001), high 13.03% (2018).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).