Informal employment, female in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Informal employment, female was 17.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Informal employment, female in United Kingdom, 2014–2018
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female non-agricultural employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for informal employment, female in United Kingdom is 17.2%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 20.4% on the previous year and up 53.0% over five years.
That places United Kingdom 16th out of 45 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Informal employment, female in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % of total female non-agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11.2% | — |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | +73.6% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | -20.4% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 17.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.2%, 4.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 17.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.1%, 4.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.93 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.07 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 111,361 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,223 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment, female in United Kingdom?
- Informal employment, female in United Kingdom was 17.2% in 2018, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest informal employment, female recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest informal employment, female recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2014.
- How does United Kingdom rank for informal employment, female?
- United Kingdom ranks 16th out of 45 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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).