Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Algeria

Vulnerable employment in Algeria in 2025 — 25.56%. Ranked 85 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 7.54 pp.

2025 25.56% −0.19 pp vs 2024
World rank 85of 182
Period maximum 33.15%1994
Period minimum 25.56%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Algeria, 1991–202524262830323419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 33.09%1992: 33.09%1993: 33.13%1994: 33.15%1995: 33.07%1996: 32.92%1997: 32.76%1998: 32.42%1999: 32.01%2000: 31.63%2001: 31.19%2002: 30.17%2003: 29.12%2004: 29.01%2005: 28.94%2006: 28.93%2007: 28.97%2008: 29.1%2009: 29.26%2010: 29.45%2011: 29.53%2012: 28.23%2013: 26.93%2014: 27%2015: 27.05%2016: 27.07%2017: 27.11%2018: 26.99%2019: 26.88%2020: 26.73%2021: 26.21%2022: 26.1%2023: 25.93%2024: 25.75%2025: 25.56%
Change over the period: −7.54 pp Annual average: -0.22 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Algeria

Algeria 25.56%
World 42.38%
Northern Africa computed 25.92%
Vulnerable employment — Algeria, by year Algeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 25.56 −0.19 pp
2024 25.75 −0.18 pp
2023 25.93 −0.18 pp
2022 26.1 −0.11 pp
2021 26.21 −0.52 pp
2020 26.73 −0.15 pp
2019 26.88 −0.11 pp
2018 26.99 −0.12 pp
2017 27.11 +0.04 pp
2016 27.07 +0.03 pp
2015 27.05 +0.05 pp
2014 27 +0.07 pp
2013 26.93 −1.31 pp
2012 28.23 −1.3 pp
2011 29.53 +0.08 pp
2010 29.45 +0.2 pp
2009 29.26 +0.16 pp
2008 29.1 +0.13 pp
2007 28.97 +0.05 pp
2006 28.93 −0.02 pp
2005 28.94 −0.07 pp
2004 29.01 −0.11 pp
2003 29.12 −1.05 pp
2002 30.17 −1.02 pp
2001 31.19 −0.44 pp
2000 31.63 −0.39 pp
1999 32.01 −0.4 pp
1998 32.42 −0.34 pp
1997 32.76 −0.16 pp
1996 32.92 −0.16 pp
1995 33.07 −0.07 pp
1994 33.15 +0.02 pp
1993 33.13 +0.03 pp
1992 33.09 −0 pp
1991 33.09

Northern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.