India vs Pakistan: Informal employment rate
Informal employment rate over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 88.69 against 87.2 in India, a difference of 1.49.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2010 it was India ahead.
India ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 6th of 81 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.23 | 81.89 | 7.34 | India |
| 2020s | 87.96 | 86.51 | 1.45 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher informal employment rate, India or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 88.69 against 87.2 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in informal employment rate between India and Pakistan?
- 1.49, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for informal employment rate?
- India ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 6th of 81 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This harmonized series for informal employment is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.