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Vulnerable Employment by African country
Chad has the highest vulnerable employment as a share of total employment of any African country, at 90.2%, ahead of Sierra Leone and Madagascar.
Contributing family workers and own-account workers as a share of total employment (ILO modelled estimate). 52 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2025.
Latest available year varies by country (2023–2025). Only observations within 2 years of the freshest result are included, and each row shows its period.
Chad
Sierra Leone
MadagascarBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Vulnerable Employment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 90.2% | |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 86% | |
| 3 | Madagascar | 84.4% | |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 84.1% | |
| 5 | Niger | 83.7% | |
| 6 | Mozambique | 83.7% | |
| 7 | Burundi | 83.7% | |
| 8 | Tanzania | 83.7% | |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 81.5% | |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 80.6% | |
| 11 | South Sudan | 80.3% | |
| 12 | Central African Republic | 79.4% | |
| 13 | Guinea | 79.2% | |
| 14 | Benin | 78.5% | |
| 15 | Liberia | 76.9% | |
| 16 | Republic of the Congo | 75.9% | |
| 17 | Mali | 75.8% | |
| 18 | Togo | 75% | |
| 19 | Guinea-Bissau | 74.9% | |
| 20 | Uganda | 74.4% | |
| 21 | Zambia | 70.2% | |
| 22 | Cote d'Ivoire | 69.4% | |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 68.2% | |
| 24 | Cameroon | 67.6% | |
| 25 | Nigeria | 66.5% | |
| 26 | Angola | 66.3% | |
| 27 | Kenya | 63.8% | |
| 28 | Gambia | 63.5% | |
| 29 | Senegal | 63% | |
| 30 | Ghana | 60% | |
| 31 | Malawi | 59.9% | |
| 32 | Comoros | 56.8% | |
| 33 | Mauritania | 53.3% | |
| 34 | Eritrea | 47.9% | |
| 35 | Somalia | 46% | |
| 36 | Rwanda | 39.4% | |
| 37 | Morocco | 35.5% | |
| 38 | Sao Tome and Principe | 35% | |
| 39 | Cabo Verde | 34.3% | |
| 40 | Lesotho | 32.6% | |
| 41 | Djibouti | 30.3% | |
| 42 | Namibia | 29.9% | |
| 43 | Gabon | 29.8% | |
| 44 | Eswatini | 28.4% | |
| 45 | Botswana | 25.6% | |
| 46 | Algeria | 25.6% | |
| 47 | Egypt | 23.9% | |
| 48 | Equatorial Guinea | 23.1% | |
| 49 | Libya | 21.6% | |
| 50 | Tunisia | 17.9% | |
| 51 | Mauritius | 14.9% | |
| 52 | South Africa | 11.7% |
Ethiopia
Niger
Mozambique
Burundi
Tanzania
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Burkina Faso
South Sudan
Central African Republic
Guinea
Benin
Liberia
Republic of the Congo
Mali
Togo
Guinea-Bissau
Uganda
Zambia
Cote d'Ivoire
Zimbabwe
Cameroon
Nigeria
Angola
Kenya
Gambia
Senegal
Ghana
Malawi
Comoros
Mauritania
Eritrea
Somalia
Rwanda
Morocco
Sao Tome and Principe
Cabo Verde
Lesotho
Djibouti
Namibia
Gabon
Eswatini
Botswana
Algeria
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Libya
Tunisia
Mauritius
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One call to /v1/data returns the latest Vulnerable Employment figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest vulnerable employment as a share of total employment?
Chad has the highest vulnerable employment as a share of total employment in Africa at 90.2% (2025), followed by Sierra Leone and Madagascar.
Which African country has the lowest vulnerable employment as a share of total employment?
South Africa has the lowest vulnerable employment as a share of total employment of the 52 African countries with data, at 11.7% (2025).
How many African countries report Vulnerable Employment data?
52 of 54 African countries have a Vulnerable Employment figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries, here 2023–2025). Every value links to its full series with source and history.
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Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=vulnerable_employment_pct&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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