Informal employment, female in Cyprus

Cyprus: Informal employment, female was 35.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
35.5%
Change on year
down 11.6%
World rank
24th
of 41 countries
All-time high
62.5%
in 2014
All-time low
35.5%
in 2020
Years of data
7
2014–2020

Informal employment, female in Cyprus, 2014–2020

02040602014201720202014: 62.5 % of total female agricultural employment2015: 56.3 % of total female agricultural employment2016: 56.4 % of total female agricultural employment2017: 51.3 % of total female agricultural employment2018: 41.4 % of total female agricultural employment2019: 40.2 % of total female agricultural employment2020: 35.5 % of total female agricultural employment

Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female agricultural employment.

Analysis

Cyprus recorded 35.5% for informal employment, female in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.

Cyprus ranks 24th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Informal employment, female in Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment, female (% of total female agricultural employment) in Cyprus, 2014 to 2020.
Year % of total female agricultural employment Change
2014 62.5%
2015 56.3% -9.8%
2016 56.4% +0.1%
2017 51.3% -9.0%
2018 41.4% -19.3%
2019 40.2% -3.0%
2020 35.5% -11.6%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

  • Cyprus's 35.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 22.2%, 1.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Cyprus's 35.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.2%, 1.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 51.3% 40.2% 62.5% 6
2020s 35.5% 35.5% 35.5% 1

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 21 Hungary 39.1% compare
  2. 22 United Kingdom 39.1% compare
  3. 23 Slovenia 38.5% compare
  4. 25 Lithuania 26.6% compare
  5. 26 Norway 23.1% compare
  6. 27 Latvia 22.9% compare

See the full ranking of 41 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment, female in Cyprus?
Informal employment, female in Cyprus was 35.5% in 2020, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest informal employment, female recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2014.
What is the lowest informal employment, female recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 2020.
How does Cyprus rank for informal employment, female?
Cyprus ranks 24th out of 41 countries with data for 2020.
Is informal employment, female rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cyprus data come from?
The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Informal employment, female (% of total female agricultural employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment, female (% of total female agricultural employment)
Unit
% of total female agricultural employment
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
41 places, 361 data points, 2014–2025
Last refreshed

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