Denmark vs Netherlands: Informal employment

Denmark
6.2%
in 2019
Netherlands
5.4%
in 2024
Denmark rank
25th
Netherlands rank
28th

Informal employment over time

  • Denmark
  • Netherlands
051015201420192024

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 6.2% against 5.4% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 25th and Netherlands ranks 28th of 45 countries.

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

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher informal employment, Denmark or Netherlands?
Denmark, at 6.2% against 5.4% in Netherlands as of 2019.
What is the difference in informal employment between Denmark and Netherlands?
0.8%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do Denmark and Netherlands rank globally for informal employment?
Denmark ranks 25th and Netherlands ranks 28th of 45 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Informal employment (% of total non-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 non-agricultural employment)
Unit
% of total non-agricultural employment
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
45 places, 426 data points, 2014–2025
Last refreshed

This indicator shows the share of workers at working age in informal employment in non-agricultural activities out of total employment in non-agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises workers 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).