Arab World - Vulnerable employment

Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Arab World was 30.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 50.40 in 1992, while its lowest value was 30.30 in 2019.

Definition: Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 49.77
1992 50.40
1993 50.27
1994 50.19
1995 48.08
1996 47.70
1997 47.20
1998 45.36
1999 44.18
2000 46.03
2001 42.96
2002 41.91
2003 43.90
2004 45.36
2005 44.39
2006 42.93
2007 43.82
2008 42.05
2009 41.60
2010 40.80
2011 39.31
2012 37.49
2013 38.07
2014 37.79
2015 36.80
2016 32.23
2017 33.01
2018 31.67
2019 30.30

Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Arab World was 23.65 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 31.92 in 1993, while its lowest value was 23.65 in 2019.

Definition: Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 31.65
1992 31.90
1993 31.92
1994 31.29
1995 31.18
1996 30.87
1997 30.76
1998 30.61
1999 30.35
2000 29.94
2001 29.85
2002 30.59
2003 30.27
2004 30.14
2005 29.37
2006 27.99
2007 27.88
2008 26.60
2009 26.38
2010 25.40
2011 25.34
2012 24.59
2013 25.22
2014 24.84
2015 24.86
2016 24.03
2017 24.26
2018 23.79
2019 23.65

Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Arab World was 25.01 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 35.43 in 1992, while its lowest value was 25.01 in 2019.

Definition: Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 35.06
1992 35.43
1993 35.43
1994 34.92
1995 34.43
1996 34.14
1997 33.91
1998 33.44
1999 33.06
2000 33.07
2001 32.42
2002 32.76
2003 32.91
2004 33.07
2005 32.27
2006 30.88
2007 31.02
2008 29.58
2009 29.25
2010 28.28
2011 27.97
2012 27.03
2013 27.68
2014 27.32
2015 27.14
2016 25.62
2017 25.91
2018 25.34
2019 25.01

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity