Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Lebanon

Vulnerable employment in Lebanon in 2023 — 19.39%. Ranked 67 in the world out of 184. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 9.17 pp.

2023 19.39% −0.07 pp vs 2022
World rank 67of 184
Period maximum 28.56%1991
Period minimum 19.32%2021

Trend over time

1991–2023 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Lebanon, 1991–202317.52022.52527.5301991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 28.56%1992: 28.16%1993: 27.72%1994: 27.28%1995: 26.9%1996: 26.54%1997: 26.33%1998: 26.27%1999: 26.28%2000: 26.29%2001: 26.28%2002: 26.23%2003: 26.16%2004: 26.02%2005: 24.36%2006: 22.86%2007: 21.47%2008: 21.16%2009: 20.84%2010: 20.52%2011: 20.33%2012: 20.24%2013: 20.22%2014: 20.29%2015: 20.43%2016: 20.53%2017: 20.55%2018: 20.51%2019: 20.32%2020: 20.12%2021: 19.32%2022: 19.47%2023: 19.39%
Change over the period: −9.17 pp Annual average: -0.29 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Lebanon 19.39%
World 42.65%
Western Asia computed 20.75%
Vulnerable employment — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 19.39 −0.07 pp
2022 19.47 +0.15 pp
2021 19.32 −0.81 pp
2020 20.12 −0.2 pp
2019 20.32 −0.19 pp
2018 20.51 −0.04 pp
2017 20.55 +0.02 pp
2016 20.53 +0.1 pp
2015 20.43 +0.13 pp
2014 20.29 +0.07 pp
2013 20.22 −0.02 pp
2012 20.24 −0.1 pp
2011 20.33 −0.18 pp
2010 20.52 −0.32 pp
2009 20.84 −0.33 pp
2008 21.16 −0.31 pp
2007 21.47 −1.39 pp
2006 22.86 −1.5 pp
2005 24.36 −1.66 pp
2004 26.02 −0.13 pp
2003 26.16 −0.08 pp
2002 26.23 −0.05 pp
2001 26.28 −0.01 pp
2000 26.29 +0.01 pp
1999 26.28 +0.01 pp
1998 26.27 −0.06 pp
1997 26.33 −0.21 pp
1996 26.54 −0.36 pp
1995 26.9 −0.38 pp
1994 27.28 −0.44 pp
1993 27.72 −0.44 pp
1992 28.16 −0.4 pp
1991 28.56

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.