Luxembourg vs Portugal: Informal employment

Luxembourg
6.0%
in 2024
Portugal
5.2%
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
26th
Portugal rank
29th

Informal employment over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Portugal
246810201420192024

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 6.0% against 5.2% in Portugal, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Luxembourg'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.

Luxembourg ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 29th of 45 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Portugal Difference Ahead
2010s 1.8% 4.8% 3.1% Portugal
2020s 6.6% 5.6% 1.0% Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher informal employment, Luxembourg or Portugal?
Luxembourg, at 6.0% against 5.2% in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in informal employment between Luxembourg and Portugal?
0.8%, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Portugal?
11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
How do Luxembourg and Portugal rank globally for informal employment?
Luxembourg ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 29th 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).