Data for 2002

Vulnerable Employment, 2002

Name: Vulnerable Employment, 2002
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
License: https://www.ilo.org/rights-and-permissions

2002, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Vulnerable Employment, 2002 covers 187 countries. Afghanistan is highest, at 94.384; United Arab Emirates is lowest, at 0.275. The middle country reads 35.959. Against 2001, 187 values changed (59 up, 128 down), the same countries are covered.

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Vulnerable Employment · Data for 2002

HighestAfghanistan

94.384

LowestUnited Arab Emirates

0.275

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.

187countries
1measure
2002the year it describes
187distinct values15 decimals, as published
Sep 10, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Vulnerable Employment, 2002, as published. ILO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Vulnerable Employment, 2002: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	94.384
2	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	94.014
3	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	90.414
4	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	90.307
5	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	89.907
6	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	89.555
7	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	88.193
8	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	87.154
9	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	86.486
10	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	84.775
11	Niger`NER`Western Africa	84.522
12	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	83.718
13	India`IND`Southern Asia	83.594
14	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	83.455
15	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	82.685
16	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	82.281
17	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	81.809
18	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	81.720
19	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	81.074
20	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	80.886
21	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	80.232
22	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	80.195
23	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	80.151
24	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	80.062
25	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	79.511
26	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	79.337
27	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	77.635
28	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	77.343
29	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	76.405
30	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	75.937
31	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	75.320
32	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	74.732
33	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	74.298
34	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	73.442
35	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	73.004
36	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	72.793
37	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	71.568
38	Bolivia`BOL`South America	71.343
39	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	70.126
40	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	67.336
41	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	66.545
42	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	65.725
43	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	65.571
44	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	62.931
45	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	62.455
46	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	61.132
47	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	60.794
48	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	59.860
49	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	59.852
50	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	59.729
51	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	59.500
52	Peru`PER`South America	57.373
53	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	57.330
54	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	57.248
55	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	56.882
56	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	55.913
57	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	55.720
58	Paraguay`PRY`South America	52.718
59	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	51.228
60	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	49.824
61	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	49.115
62	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	47.497
63	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	46.701
64	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	46.552
65	Ecuador`ECU`South America	44.891
66	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	44.132
67	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	43.647
68	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	43.366
69	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	42.927
70	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	42.708
71	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	42.479
72	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	42.108
73	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	41.199
74	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	41.195
75	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	40.693
76	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	40.299
77	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	40.221
78	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	40.194
79	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	39.829
80	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	39.754
81	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	39.301
82	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	39.292
83	Colombia`COL`South America	39.232
84	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	38.994
85	Honduras`HND`Central America	38.430
86	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	38.116
87	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	38.089
88	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	37.662
89	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	36.791
90	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	36.777
91	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	36.678
92	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	36.243
93	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	36.180
94	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	35.959
95	Panama`PAN`Central America	35.322
96	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	34.765
97	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	34.418
98	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	33.483
99	Venezuela`VEN`South America	33.192
100	Guyana`GUY`South America	31.533
101	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	31.126
102	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	30.168
103	Brazil`BRA`South America	30.087
104	Belize`BLZ`Central America	30.039
105	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	29.449
106	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	29.150
107	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	28.961
108	Mexico`MEX`Central America	28.929
109	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	28.729
110	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	27.298
111	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	26.232
112	Uruguay`URY`South America	25.984
113	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	25.768
114	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	25.378
115	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	25.076
116	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	24.859
117	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	23.906
118	Argentina`ARG`South America	23.705
119	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	22.771
120	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	22.750
121	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	21.909
122	Chile`CHL`South America	21.569
123	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	20.637
124	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	20.271
125	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	20.253
126	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	19.682
127	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	19.575
128	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	19.127
129	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	19.004
130	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	18.855
131	Suriname`SUR`South America	18.187
132	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	17.892
133	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	17.440
134	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	17.385
135	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	15.898
136	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	15.413
137	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	15.321
138	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	15.254
139	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	14.636
140	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	14.526
141	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	14.458
142	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	13.957
143	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	13.747
144	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	13.472
145	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	13.418
146	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	13.187
147	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	13.162
148	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	12.980
149	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	12.391
150	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	12.310
151	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	12.265
152	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	12.195
153	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	11.953
154	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	11.635
155	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	11.490
156	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	11.076
157	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	10.582
158	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	10.576
159	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	10.441
160	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	10.399
161	Canada`CAN`Northern America	10.069
162	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	9.966
163	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	9.944
164	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	9.637
165	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	9.199
166	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	8.787
167	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	8.733
168	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	8.615
169	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	8.424
170	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	8.410
171	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	7.149
172	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	7.011
173	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	6.979
174	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	6.727
175	France`FRA`Western Europe	6.507
176	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	5.866
177	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	5.750
178	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	5.283
179	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	5.053
180	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	4.903
181	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	4.416
182	United States`USA`Northern America	4.311
183	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	4.225
184	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	2.954
185	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	2.273
186	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.534
187	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.275

02In 2002

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Afghanistan94.384
2Chad94.014
3Guinea90.414
4Sierra Leone90.307
5Ethiopia89.907

Lowest

187United Arab Emirates0.275
186Qatar0.534
185Bahrain2.273
184Kuwait2.954
183United States Virgin Islands4.225

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 35.959. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032001 → 2002

Since 2001

What changed between 2001 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
59 · 128rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Palestine33.987 → 37.662+3.675
Moldova38.864 → 40.693+1.828
Egypt12.886 → 14.636+1.750
Bahamas13.916 → 15.321+1.404
Uruguay24.631 → 25.984+1.353

Fell most

Romania35.267 → 29.150−6.117
Pakistan63.821 → 59.500−4.321
Türkiye46.207 → 43.366−2.840
Equatorial Guinea26.103 → 23.906−2.197
Kazakhstan39.987 → 38.089−1.898

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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How values are stored

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Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2002.
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Every one of the 187 countries has every column.

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2002). Vulnerable Employment, 2002 [data set], describing 2002. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/vulnerable-employment/2002

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