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As of 2025 | % of total employment
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.81% |
| 2024 | 3.85% |
| 2023 | 3.76% |
| 2022 | 3.86% |
| 2021 | 4.02% |
| 2020 | 3.96% |
| 2019 | 3.93% |
| 2018 | 4.02% |
| 2017 | 3.98% |
| 2016 | 4.03% |
| 2015 | 4.02% |
| 2014 | 3.98% |
| 2013 | 4.03% |
| 2012 | 4.08% |
| 2011 | 4.07% |
| 2010 | 4.16% |
| 2009 | 4.16% |
| 2008 | 4.07% |
| 2007 | 4.19% |
| 2006 | 4.32% |
| 2005 | 4.38% |
| 2004 | 4.45% |
| 2003 | 4.45% |
| 2002 | 4.31% |
Vulnerable employment (SL.EMP.VULN.ZS, modelled ILO estimate) is own-account and contributing-family workers as a share of employment. Latest: 3.81% 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 3.81% (2025), previous year 3.85% (2024); low 3.76% (2023), high 4.78% (1993).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).