Caribbean vs Northern Africa: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS
Caribbean
58.0%
in 2025
Northern Africa
62.7%
in 2025
Caribbean rank
16th
Northern Africa rank
14th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS over time
- Caribbean
- Northern Africa
How they compare
Northern Africa currently reports 62.7% against 58.0% in Caribbean, a difference of 4.7%.
That makes Northern Africa's figure about 1.1 times Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Caribbean ahead.
Caribbean ranks 16th and Northern Africa ranks 14th of 36 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Northern Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.9% | 54.9% | 1.0% | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 57.2% | 0.3% | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 58.6% | 62.8% | 4.1% | Northern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls, Caribbean or Northern Africa?
- Northern Africa, at 62.7% against 58.0% in Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls between Caribbean and Northern Africa?
- 4.7%, with Northern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Northern Africa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Caribbean and Northern Africa rank globally for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls?
- Caribbean ranks 16th and Northern Africa ranks 14th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.