World Bank Open Data · CC BY 4.0 Some World Bank indicators are published with a lag. The site always shows the latest actually available year for each country and indicator.
RU EN

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Within the “Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan” group, Afghanistan leads Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025 at 81.77%, while Qatar sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 0.46%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.020.440.961.381.8AfghanistanAfghanistan: 81.77%81.8PakistanPakistan: 55.51%55.5Yemen, Rep.Yemen, Rep.: 45.59%45.6Iran, Islamic Rep.Iran, Islamic Rep.: 39.52%39.5Syrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic: 38.86%38.9MoroccoMorocco: 35.54%35.5DjiboutiDjibouti: 30.29%30.3IraqIraq: 27.14%27.1AlgeriaAlgeria: 25.56%25.6Egypt, Arab Rep.Egypt, Arab Rep.: 23.94%23.9LibyaLibya: 21.59%21.6TunisiaTunisia: 17.94%17.9

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Afghanistan 81.77%
2 Pakistan 55.51%
3 Yemen, Rep. 45.59%
4 Iran, Islamic Rep. 39.52%
5 Syrian Arab Republic 38.86%
6 Morocco 35.54%
7 Djibouti 30.29%
8 Iraq 27.14%
9 Algeria 25.56%
10 Egypt, Arab Rep. 23.94%
11 Libya 21.59%
12 Tunisia 17.94%
13 Malta 10.07%
14 Jordan 7.86%
15 Israel 7.70%
16 Oman 3.81%
17 Kuwait 2.40%
18 Saudi Arabia 1.66%
19 United Arab Emirates 1.50%
20 Bahrain 0.75%
21 Qatar 0.46%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan group for Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025, Afghanistan leads with a gap of 26.26% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 21 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Qatar at 0.46%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.