Informal employment, female in Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova: Informal employment, female was 4.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Informal employment, female in Republic of Moldova, 2014–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female non-agricultural employment.
Analysis
In 2025, informal employment, female in Republic of Moldova stood at 4.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment, female in Republic of Moldova peaked at 7.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2020.
That places Republic of Moldova 28th out of 45 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, female in Republic of Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of total female non-agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6.9% | — |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -39.8% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +27.6% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +19.7% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | -5.8% |
| 2025 | 4.4% | -4.8% |
Republic of Moldova compared with similar countries
- Republic of Moldova's 4.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.8%, 17% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Republic of Moldova's 4.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.1%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.5% | 7.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.3% | 4.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Moldova
More work & labour data for Republic of 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, female in Republic of Moldova?
- Informal employment, female in Republic of Moldova was 4.4% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest informal employment, female recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest informal employment, female recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2020.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for informal employment, female?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 28th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is informal employment, female rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Moldova 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 non-agricultural employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator shows the share of workers at working age in informal employment in non-agricultural activities out of total employment in non-agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises workers 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).