Informal employment in Americas
Americas: Informal employment was 175,292 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Informal employment in Americas, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Americas recorded 175,292 for informal employment in 2027. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment in Americas peaked at 175,292 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 136,134, in 2004.
That places Americas 30th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Informal employment in Americas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 136,134 | — |
| 2005 | 138,791 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 140,530 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 141,063 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 142,329 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 143,594 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 145,253 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 146,959 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 150,059 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 150,376 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 151,141 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 153,818 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 154,304 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 158,393 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 161,658 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 163,939 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 148,255 | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 161,380 | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 167,432 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 168,874 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 170,643 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 172,470 | +1.1% |
| 2026 | 174,000 | +0.9% |
| 2027 | 175,292 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 140,407 | 136,134 | 143,594 | 6 |
| 2010s | 153,590 | 145,253 | 163,939 | 10 |
| 2020s | 167,293 | 148,255 | 175,292 | 8 |
More work & labour data for Americas
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2721 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4885 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2921 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2516 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1.07 million 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 547,103 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 541,310 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 142,736 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1.09 million 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment in Americas?
- Informal employment in Americas was 175,292 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 175,292 in 2027.
- What is the lowest informal employment recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 136,134 in 2004.
- How does Americas rank for informal employment?
- Americas ranks 30th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is informal employment rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal employment (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. Informal employment comprises persons who in their main or secondary jobs were (a) own-account workers, employers and members of producers' cooperatives employed in their own informal sector enterprises; (b) own-account workers engaged in the production of goods exclusively for own final use by their household (e.g. subsistence farming); (c) contributing family workers, regardless of whether they work in formal or informal sector enterprises; or (d) employees holding informal jobs, whether employed by formal sector enterprises, informal sector enterprises, or as paid domestic workers by households. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.