Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Republic of the Congo

Vulnerable employment in the Republic of the Congo in 2025 — 75.89%. Ranked 164 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 3.28 pp.

2025 75.89% −0.13 pp vs 2024
World rank 164of 182
Period maximum 79.18%1991
Period minimum 75.31%2014

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Republic of the Congo, 1991–202575767778798019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 79.18%1992: 79.16%1993: 79.14%1994: 78.94%1995: 78.93%1996: 78.61%1997: 78.48%1998: 78.62%1999: 78.14%2000: 77.59%2001: 77.48%2002: 77.34%2003: 77.2%2004: 76.95%2005: 77.06%2006: 76.75%2007: 76.89%2008: 76.48%2009: 76.55%2010: 75.89%2011: 75.69%2012: 75.45%2013: 75.35%2014: 75.31%2015: 75.49%2016: 75.89%2017: 75.79%2018: 75.57%2019: 75.83%2020: 76.81%2021: 76.21%2022: 75.98%2023: 76.11%2024: 76.02%2025: 75.89%
Change over the period: −3.28 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo 75.89%
World 42.38%
Middle Africa computed 75.8%
Vulnerable employment — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 75.89 −0.13 pp
2024 76.02 −0.08 pp
2023 76.11 +0.12 pp
2022 75.98 −0.23 pp
2021 76.21 −0.59 pp
2020 76.81 +0.98 pp
2019 75.83 +0.26 pp
2018 75.57 −0.21 pp
2017 75.79 −0.11 pp
2016 75.89 +0.4 pp
2015 75.49 +0.19 pp
2014 75.31 −0.05 pp
2013 75.35 −0.1 pp
2012 75.45 −0.24 pp
2011 75.69 −0.19 pp
2010 75.89 −0.67 pp
2009 76.55 +0.08 pp
2008 76.48 −0.41 pp
2007 76.89 +0.14 pp
2006 76.75 −0.31 pp
2005 77.06 +0.11 pp
2004 76.95 −0.25 pp
2003 77.2 −0.14 pp
2002 77.34 −0.13 pp
2001 77.48 −0.11 pp
2000 77.59 −0.55 pp
1999 78.14 −0.47 pp
1998 78.62 +0.14 pp
1997 78.48 −0.13 pp
1996 78.61 −0.32 pp
1995 78.93 −0.01 pp
1994 78.94 −0.2 pp
1993 79.14 −0.02 pp
1992 79.16 −0.02 pp
1991 79.18

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.