Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Chile

Vulnerable employment in Chile in 2025 — 20.93%. Ranked 68 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 2.66 pp.

2025 20.93% −0.13 pp vs 2024
World rank 68of 182
Period maximum 23.59%1991
Period minimum 19.16%2012

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Chile, 1991–20251820222419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 23.59%1992: 23.19%1993: 22.91%1994: 22.64%1995: 22.39%1996: 22.23%1997: 22.03%1998: 21.9%1999: 21.85%2000: 21.76%2001: 21.65%2002: 21.57%2003: 21.46%2004: 21.22%2005: 20.98%2006: 20.66%2007: 20.42%2008: 20.28%2009: 20.12%2010: 19.95%2011: 19.94%2012: 19.16%2013: 19.2%2014: 19.94%2015: 19.84%2016: 20.67%2017: 21.18%2018: 20.97%2019: 20.85%2020: 21.75%2021: 21.84%2022: 21.4%2023: 21.49%2024: 21.06%2025: 20.93%
Change over the period: −2.66 pp Annual average: -0.08 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Chile 20.93%
World 42.38%
South America computed 32.24%
High-income countries computed 7.92%
Vulnerable employment — Chile, by year Chile All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 20.93 −0.13 pp
2024 21.06 −0.44 pp
2023 21.49 +0.1 pp
2022 21.4 −0.45 pp
2021 21.84 +0.1 pp
2020 21.75 +0.9 pp
2019 20.85 −0.13 pp
2018 20.97 −0.21 pp
2017 21.18 +0.52 pp
2016 20.67 +0.83 pp
2015 19.84 −0.1 pp
2014 19.94 +0.74 pp
2013 19.2 +0.04 pp
2012 19.16 −0.78 pp
2011 19.94 −0.01 pp
2010 19.95 −0.17 pp
2009 20.12 −0.17 pp
2008 20.28 −0.14 pp
2007 20.42 −0.23 pp
2006 20.66 −0.33 pp
2005 20.98 −0.24 pp
2004 21.22 −0.25 pp
2003 21.46 −0.1 pp
2002 21.57 −0.08 pp
2001 21.65 −0.11 pp
2000 21.76 −0.09 pp
1999 21.85 −0.06 pp
1998 21.9 −0.13 pp
1997 22.03 −0.2 pp
1996 22.23 −0.16 pp
1995 22.39 −0.25 pp
1994 22.64 −0.27 pp
1993 22.91 −0.28 pp
1992 23.19 −0.4 pp
1991 23.59

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.