Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Mali

Vulnerable employment in Mali in 2025 — 75.76%. Ranked 163 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 10.11 pp.

2025 75.76% −0.53 pp vs 2024
World rank 163of 182
Period maximum 85.87%1991
Period minimum 75.76%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Mali, 1991–20257580859019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 85.87%1992: 85.75%1993: 85.63%1994: 85.51%1995: 85.39%1996: 85.23%1997: 85.03%1998: 84.79%1999: 84.52%2000: 84.32%2001: 83.98%2002: 83.72%2003: 83.41%2004: 83.19%2005: 82.95%2006: 82.7%2007: 82.55%2008: 82.4%2009: 82.2%2010: 82.03%2011: 81.91%2012: 81.78%2013: 81.69%2014: 81.64%2015: 81.67%2016: 80.24%2017: 79.66%2018: 80.44%2019: 82.25%2020: 84.99%2021: 80.6%2022: 76.59%2023: 76.45%2024: 76.29%2025: 75.76%
Change over the period: −10.11 pp Annual average: -0.3 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mali 75.76%
World 42.38%
Western Africa computed 69.4%
Low-income countries computed 75.71%
Vulnerable employment — Mali, by year Mali All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 75.76 −0.53 pp
2024 76.29 −0.16 pp
2023 76.45 −0.14 pp
2022 76.59 −4 pp
2021 80.6 −4.39 pp
2020 84.99 +2.74 pp
2019 82.25 +1.81 pp
2018 80.44 +0.78 pp
2017 79.66 −0.58 pp
2016 80.24 −1.43 pp
2015 81.67 +0.03 pp
2014 81.64 −0.04 pp
2013 81.69 −0.09 pp
2012 81.78 −0.14 pp
2011 81.91 −0.12 pp
2010 82.03 −0.16 pp
2009 82.2 −0.21 pp
2008 82.4 −0.15 pp
2007 82.55 −0.15 pp
2006 82.7 −0.24 pp
2005 82.95 −0.25 pp
2004 83.19 −0.22 pp
2003 83.41 −0.31 pp
2002 83.72 −0.26 pp
2001 83.98 −0.34 pp
2000 84.32 −0.2 pp
1999 84.52 −0.27 pp
1998 84.79 −0.25 pp
1997 85.03 −0.2 pp
1996 85.23 −0.16 pp
1995 85.39 −0.13 pp
1994 85.51 −0.11 pp
1993 85.63 −0.12 pp
1992 85.75 −0.13 pp
1991 85.87

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.