Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Ukraine

Vulnerable employment in Ukraine in 2021 — 19.02%. Ranked 64 in the world out of 187. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 1.09 pp.

2021 19.02% −0.32 pp vs 2020
World rank 64of 187
Period maximum 20.66%1998
Period minimum 17.92%1991

Trend over time

1991–2021 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Ukraine, 1991–20211718192021199119941997200020032006200920122015201820211991: 17.92%1992: 18.29%1993: 19.12%1994: 19.4%1995: 19.82%1996: 20.21%1997: 20.53%1998: 20.66%1999: 20.58%2000: 20.56%2001: 20.47%2002: 20.25%2003: 19.95%2004: 19.7%2005: 19.33%2006: 19.04%2007: 18.82%2008: 18.7%2009: 18.73%2010: 18.62%2011: 18.52%2012: 18.59%2013: 18.67%2014: 18.65%2015: 18.67%2016: 18.67%2017: 18.73%2018: 18.74%2019: 19.41%2020: 19.34%2021: 19.02%
Change over the period: +1.09 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Ukraine 19.02%
World 42.83%
Eastern Europe computed 10.77%
Vulnerable employment — Ukraine, by year Ukraine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 19.02 −0.32 pp
2020 19.34 −0.07 pp
2019 19.41 +0.66 pp
2018 18.74 +0.01 pp
2017 18.73 +0.06 pp
2016 18.67 −0 pp
2015 18.67 +0.02 pp
2014 18.65 −0.03 pp
2013 18.67 +0.08 pp
2012 18.59 +0.07 pp
2011 18.52 −0.1 pp
2010 18.62 −0.11 pp
2009 18.73 +0.04 pp
2008 18.7 −0.12 pp
2007 18.82 −0.22 pp
2006 19.04 −0.29 pp
2005 19.33 −0.37 pp
2004 19.7 −0.26 pp
2003 19.95 −0.3 pp
2002 20.25 −0.22 pp
2001 20.47 −0.09 pp
2000 20.56 −0.02 pp
1999 20.58 −0.07 pp
1998 20.66 +0.12 pp
1997 20.53 +0.32 pp
1996 20.21 +0.39 pp
1995 19.82 +0.43 pp
1994 19.4 +0.28 pp
1993 19.12 +0.83 pp
1992 18.29 +0.36 pp
1991 17.92

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.