Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Niger

Vulnerable employment in Niger in 2025 — 83.73%. Ranked 178 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 0.27 pp.

2025 83.73% −0.26 pp vs 2024
World rank 178of 182
Period maximum 89.8%2014
Period minimum 83.73%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Niger, 1991–2025828486889019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 84%1992: 84.1%1993: 84.22%1994: 84.25%1995: 84.34%1996: 84.42%1997: 84.5%1998: 84.49%1999: 84.51%2000: 84.57%2001: 84.55%2002: 84.52%2003: 84.5%2004: 84.54%2005: 84.55%2006: 84.54%2007: 84.53%2008: 84.58%2009: 84.76%2010: 84.92%2011: 85.04%2012: 86.59%2013: 88.2%2014: 89.8%2015: 89.67%2016: 89.56%2017: 89.44%2018: 87.27%2019: 85.19%2020: 85.43%2021: 84.74%2022: 84.36%2023: 84.2%2024: 83.99%2025: 83.73%
Change over the period: −0.27 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Niger 83.73%
World 42.38%
Western Africa computed 69.4%
Low-income countries computed 75.71%
Vulnerable employment — Niger, by year Niger All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 83.73 −0.26 pp
2024 83.99 −0.21 pp
2023 84.2 −0.16 pp
2022 84.36 −0.38 pp
2021 84.74 −0.69 pp
2020 85.43 +0.24 pp
2019 85.19 −2.08 pp
2018 87.27 −2.16 pp
2017 89.44 −0.12 pp
2016 89.56 −0.12 pp
2015 89.67 −0.13 pp
2014 89.8 +1.6 pp
2013 88.2 +1.61 pp
2012 86.59 +1.55 pp
2011 85.04 +0.12 pp
2010 84.92 +0.16 pp
2009 84.76 +0.19 pp
2008 84.58 +0.04 pp
2007 84.53 −0.01 pp
2006 84.54 −0.01 pp
2005 84.55 +0.01 pp
2004 84.54 +0.04 pp
2003 84.5 −0.02 pp
2002 84.52 −0.02 pp
2001 84.55 −0.02 pp
2000 84.57 +0.06 pp
1999 84.51 +0.02 pp
1998 84.49 −0.02 pp
1997 84.5 +0.08 pp
1996 84.42 +0.08 pp
1995 84.34 +0.09 pp
1994 84.25 +0.03 pp
1993 84.22 +0.12 pp
1992 84.1 +0.1 pp
1991 84

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.