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Vulnerable Employment by African country
Chad has the highest reported vulnerable employment as a share of total employment among the 52 countries shown, at 90.2% (2025).
Contributing family workers and own-account workers as a share of total employment (ILO modelled estimate). 52 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.
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
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| # | 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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The table includes 52 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
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