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South Asia
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Within the “South Asia” group, Nepal leads Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025 at 76.98%, while Maldives sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 16.91%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.019.238.557.777.0NepalNepal: 76.98%77.0IndiaIndia: 71.58%71.6BhutanBhutan: 69.03%69.0BangladeshBangladesh: 57.35%57.3Sri LankaSri Lanka: 39.24%39.2MaldivesMaldives: 16.91%16.9

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Nepal 76.98%
2 India 71.58%
3 Bhutan 69.03%
4 Bangladesh 57.35%
5 Sri Lanka 39.24%
6 Maldives 16.91%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the South Asia group for Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025, Nepal leads with a gap of 5.39% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 6 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Maldives at 16.91%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.