Russia vs United Kingdom: Informal employment

Russia
47.1%
in 2025
United Kingdom
50.7%
in 2018
Russia rank
18th
United Kingdom rank
16th

Informal employment over time

  • Russia
  • United Kingdom
0204060201420192025

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 50.7% against 47.1% in Russia, a difference of 3.6%.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2014 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Russia ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 44 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher informal employment, Russia or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 50.7% against 47.1% in Russia as of 2018.
What is the difference in informal employment between Russia and United Kingdom?
3.6%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United Kingdom?
5 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2018.
How do Russia and United Kingdom rank globally for informal employment?
Russia ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 44 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Informal employment (% of total 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 (% of total agricultural employment)
Unit
% of total agricultural employment
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
44 places, 411 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).