Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Turkmenistan

Vulnerable employment in Turkmenistan in 2025 — 28.27%. Ranked 90 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 9.18 pp.

2025 28.27% −0.13 pp vs 2024
World rank 90of 182
Period maximum 38.99%1998
Period minimum 28.27%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Turkmenistan, 1991–20252530354019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 37.46%1992: 37.62%1993: 37.54%1994: 37.71%1995: 38.25%1996: 38.53%1997: 38.84%1998: 38.99%1999: 38.91%2000: 38.72%2001: 38.4%2002: 38.12%2003: 37.8%2004: 37.42%2005: 36.91%2006: 36.32%2007: 35.63%2008: 34.96%2009: 34.29%2010: 33.65%2011: 33.04%2012: 32.45%2013: 31.92%2014: 31.44%2015: 31.03%2016: 30.69%2017: 30.4%2018: 30.15%2019: 29.91%2020: 29.42%2021: 29.03%2022: 28.79%2023: 28.55%2024: 28.4%2025: 28.27%
Change over the period: −9.18 pp Annual average: -0.27 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Turkmenistan 28.27%
World 42.38%
Central Asia computed 29.51%
Vulnerable employment — Turkmenistan, by year Turkmenistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 28.27 −0.13 pp
2024 28.4 −0.15 pp
2023 28.55 −0.24 pp
2022 28.79 −0.24 pp
2021 29.03 −0.39 pp
2020 29.42 −0.49 pp
2019 29.91 −0.24 pp
2018 30.15 −0.25 pp
2017 30.4 −0.29 pp
2016 30.69 −0.34 pp
2015 31.03 −0.41 pp
2014 31.44 −0.48 pp
2013 31.92 −0.53 pp
2012 32.45 −0.59 pp
2011 33.04 −0.61 pp
2010 33.65 −0.63 pp
2009 34.29 −0.67 pp
2008 34.96 −0.67 pp
2007 35.63 −0.69 pp
2006 36.32 −0.59 pp
2005 36.91 −0.51 pp
2004 37.42 −0.37 pp
2003 37.8 −0.32 pp
2002 38.12 −0.28 pp
2001 38.4 −0.32 pp
2000 38.72 −0.19 pp
1999 38.91 −0.08 pp
1998 38.99 +0.15 pp
1997 38.84 +0.31 pp
1996 38.53 +0.28 pp
1995 38.25 +0.55 pp
1994 37.71 +0.17 pp
1993 37.54 −0.08 pp
1992 37.62 +0.16 pp
1991 37.46

Central Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.