Informal employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+) in Moldova
Moldova: Informal employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+) was 138.25 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Informal employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Moldova, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, informal employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Moldova stood at 138.25. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.4% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Moldova peaked at 213.06 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 138.25, in 2025.
That places Moldova 31st out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Informal employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 213.06 | — |
| 2015 | 212.48 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 212.89 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 189.41 | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 199.23 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 198.61 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 180.95 | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 190.21 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 187.42 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 200.45 | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 173.6 | -13.4% |
| 2025 | 138.25 | -20.4% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 138.25 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 549.55, 25% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 138.25 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 128.85, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 204.28 | 189.41 | 213.06 | 6 |
| 2020s | 178.48 | 138.25 | 200.45 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More work & labour data for Moldova
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 654.38 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 72.49 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,725 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.5 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.726 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 24,890 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,854 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 71.4 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.868 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.4043 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Moldova?
- Informal employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Moldova was 138.25 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 213.06 in 2014.
- What is the lowest informal employment (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 138.25 in 2025.
- How does Moldova rank for informal employment (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Moldova ranks 31st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is informal employment (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. 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. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.