Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Eritrea

Vulnerable employment in Eritrea in 2025 — 47.89%. Ranked 128 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 3.61 pp.

2025 47.89% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 128of 182
Period maximum 51.5%1991
Period minimum 47.89%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Eritrea, 1991–202547484950515219911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 51.5%1992: 51.47%1993: 51.27%1994: 50.86%1995: 50.54%1996: 50.21%1997: 49.8%1998: 49.59%1999: 49.41%2000: 49.39%2001: 49.24%2002: 49.11%2003: 49.16%2004: 49.18%2005: 49.11%2006: 49.14%2007: 49.09%2008: 49.14%2009: 49.3%2010: 49.29%2011: 49.2%2012: 49.09%2013: 49.15%2014: 48.8%2015: 48.81%2016: 48.71%2017: 48.77%2018: 48.65%2019: 48.49%2020: 49.14%2021: 48.65%2022: 48.48%2023: 48.29%2024: 48.1%2025: 47.89%
Change over the period: −3.61 pp Annual average: -0.11 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Eritrea 47.89%
World 42.38%
Eastern Africa computed 76.17%
Low-income countries computed 75.71%
Vulnerable employment — Eritrea, by year Eritrea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 47.89 −0.2 pp
2024 48.1 −0.19 pp
2023 48.29 −0.19 pp
2022 48.48 −0.17 pp
2021 48.65 −0.48 pp
2020 49.14 +0.65 pp
2019 48.49 −0.16 pp
2018 48.65 −0.12 pp
2017 48.77 +0.06 pp
2016 48.71 −0.1 pp
2015 48.81 +0.01 pp
2014 48.8 −0.35 pp
2013 49.15 +0.05 pp
2012 49.09 −0.1 pp
2011 49.2 −0.09 pp
2010 49.29 −0.01 pp
2009 49.3 +0.16 pp
2008 49.14 +0.06 pp
2007 49.09 −0.05 pp
2006 49.14 +0.02 pp
2005 49.11 −0.07 pp
2004 49.18 +0.03 pp
2003 49.16 +0.04 pp
2002 49.11 −0.12 pp
2001 49.24 −0.15 pp
2000 49.39 −0.03 pp
1999 49.41 −0.18 pp
1998 49.59 −0.21 pp
1997 49.8 −0.41 pp
1996 50.21 −0.33 pp
1995 50.54 −0.32 pp
1994 50.86 −0.4 pp
1993 51.27 −0.2 pp
1992 51.47 −0.04 pp
1991 51.5

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.