Informal employment, female in Ireland

Ireland: Informal employment, female was 15.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
15.6%
Change on year
down 45.7%
World rank
32nd
of 41 countries
All-time high
28.8%
in 2017
All-time low
15.6%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2014–2018

Informal employment, female in Ireland, 2014–2018

01020302014201620182014: 21.9 % of total female agricultural employment2015: 27.6 % of total female agricultural employment2016: 16.5 % of total female agricultural employment2017: 28.8 % of total female agricultural employment2018: 15.6 % of total female agricultural employment

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

Analysis

Ireland recorded 15.6% for informal employment, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 45.7% on the previous year and down 28.7% over five years.

That places Ireland 32nd out of 41 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Informal employment, female in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment, female (% of total female agricultural employment) in Ireland, 2014 to 2018.
Year % of total female agricultural employment Change
2014 21.9%
2015 27.6% +26.1%
2016 16.5% -40.3%
2017 28.8% +74.5%
2018 15.6% -45.7%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 15.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 22.2%, 70% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 15.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.2%, 70% of the median. (27 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 29 Croatia 21.6% compare
  2. 30 Czechia 20.0% compare
  3. 31 Greece 15.8% compare
  4. 33 Switzerland 14.6% compare
  5. 34 Italy 13.8% compare
  6. 35 France 13.7% compare

See the full ranking of 41 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment, female in Ireland?
Informal employment, female in Ireland was 15.6% in 2018, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest informal employment, female recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2017.
What is the lowest informal employment, female recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2018.
How does Ireland rank for informal employment, female?
Ireland ranks 32nd out of 41 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Ireland 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).