Italy vs Portugal: Informal employment, male

Italy
16.6%
in 2024
Portugal
13.5%
in 2024
Italy rank
29th
Portugal rank
31st

Informal employment, male over time

  • Italy
  • Portugal
102030201420192024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 16.6% against 13.5% in Portugal, a difference of 3.1%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Portugal ahead.

Italy ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 31st of 44 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Portugal Difference Ahead
2010s 13.0% 18.9% 5.9% Portugal
2020s 20.7% 12.4% 8.3% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher informal employment, male, Italy or Portugal?
Italy, at 16.6% against 13.5% in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in informal employment, male between Italy and Portugal?
3.1%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for informal employment, male?
Italy ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 31st of 44 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Informal employment, male (% of total male agricultural employment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Informal employment, male (% of total male agricultural employment)
Unit
% of total male agricultural employment
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
44 places, 395 data points, 2014–2025
Last refreshed

This indicator shows the share of workers at working age in informal employment in agricultural activities out of total employment in agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises persons whose main or secondary jobs are informal. For own-account workers and employers, informality is determined by enterprise characteristics (unincorporated, market-based, and unregistered); for contributing family workers, it is determined by the absence of written contracts and lack of coverage under labor legislation; and for employees, it is determined by whether the employment relationship is not subject to national labor legislation, income taxation, or social protection. The data are based on the statistical standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS).