Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Armenia

Vulnerable employment in Armenia in 2025 — 32.85%. Ranked 101 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 16.45 pp.

2025 32.85% −0.63 pp vs 2024
World rank 101of 182
Period maximum 52.25%1995
Period minimum 32.85%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Armenia, 1991–202530354045505519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 49.29%1992: 50.39%1993: 51.4%1994: 51.92%1995: 52.25%1996: 52.17%1997: 51.99%1998: 51.67%1999: 51.28%2000: 50.82%2001: 50.43%2002: 49.82%2003: 49.11%2004: 48.49%2005: 47.69%2006: 46.99%2007: 46.25%2008: 45.56%2009: 45.5%2010: 46.67%2011: 47.28%2012: 46.73%2013: 45.71%2014: 45.56%2015: 44.71%2016: 43.74%2017: 41.95%2018: 41.66%2019: 38.56%2020: 38.91%2021: 35.85%2022: 35.43%2023: 33.97%2024: 33.48%2025: 32.85%
Change over the period: −16.45 pp Annual average: -0.48 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Armenia 32.85%
World 42.38%
Western Asia computed 20.54%
Vulnerable employment — Armenia, by year Armenia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 32.85 −0.63 pp
2024 33.48 −0.49 pp
2023 33.97 −1.45 pp
2022 35.43 −0.43 pp
2021 35.85 −3.05 pp
2020 38.91 +0.35 pp
2019 38.56 −3.1 pp
2018 41.66 −0.29 pp
2017 41.95 −1.78 pp
2016 43.74 −0.98 pp
2015 44.71 −0.85 pp
2014 45.56 −0.15 pp
2013 45.71 −1.01 pp
2012 46.73 −0.55 pp
2011 47.28 +0.61 pp
2010 46.67 +1.17 pp
2009 45.5 −0.05 pp
2008 45.56 −0.69 pp
2007 46.25 −0.75 pp
2006 46.99 −0.69 pp
2005 47.69 −0.81 pp
2004 48.49 −0.62 pp
2003 49.11 −0.71 pp
2002 49.82 −0.61 pp
2001 50.43 −0.39 pp
2000 50.82 −0.46 pp
1999 51.28 −0.39 pp
1998 51.67 −0.32 pp
1997 51.99 −0.18 pp
1996 52.17 −0.07 pp
1995 52.25 +0.33 pp
1994 51.92 +0.52 pp
1993 51.4 +1.01 pp
1992 50.39 +1.09 pp
1991 49.29

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.