Informal employment (ILO modelled estimates) in Asia and the Pacific: High income

Asia and the Pacific: High income: Informal employment (ILO modelled estimates) was 10,467 in 2027. ▬ Flat

Latest (2027)
10,467
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
65th
of 87 groups
All-time high
11,134
in 2015
All-time low
10,276
in 2009
Years of data
24
2004–2027

Informal employment in Asia and the Pacific: High income, 2004–2027

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k2004201520272004: 10.4k2005: 10.3k2006: 10.4k2007: 10.4k2008: 10.3k2009: 10.3k2010: 10.7k2011: 10.5k2012: 10.9k2013: 10.9k2014: 11.1k2015: 11.1k2016: 10.9k2017: 11.1k2018: 11.0k2019: 11.0k2020: 10.6k2021: 10.9k2022: 10.7k2023: 10.8k2024: 10.8k2025: 10.8k2026: 10.6k2027: 10.5k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Asia and the Pacific: High income recorded 10,467 for informal employment in 2027.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment in Asia and the Pacific: High income peaked at 11,134 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10,276, in 2009.

That places Asia and the Pacific: High income 65th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.

Informal employment (ILO modelled estimates) in Asia and the Pacific: High income, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment (ILO modelled estimates) in Asia and the Pacific: High income, 2004 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2004 10,373 —
2005 10,349 -0.2%
2006 10,382 +0.3%
2007 10,399 +0.2%
2008 10,313 -0.8%
2009 10,276 -0.4%
2010 10,695 +4.1%
2011 10,478 -2.0%
2012 10,909 +4.1%
2013 10,870 -0.4%
2014 11,102 +2.1%
2015 11,134 +0.3%
2016 10,853 -2.5%
2017 11,122 +2.5%
2018 11,032 -0.8%
2019 11,038 +0.1%
2020 10,606 -3.9%
2021 10,941 +3.2%
2022 10,719 -2.0%
2023 10,757 +0.3%
2024 10,756 -0.0%
2025 10,768 +0.1%
2026 10,629 -1.3%
2027 10,467 -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10,349 10,276 10,399 6
2010s 10,923 10,478 11,134 10
2020s 10,705 10,467 10,941 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment in Asia and the Pacific: High income?
Informal employment in Asia and the Pacific: High income was 10,467 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest informal employment recorded in Asia and the Pacific: High income?
The highest recorded value was 11,134 in 2015.
What is the lowest informal employment recorded in Asia and the Pacific: High income?
The lowest recorded value was 10,276 in 2009.
How does Asia and the Pacific: High income rank for informal employment?
Asia and the Pacific: High income ranks 65th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is informal employment rising or falling in Asia and the Pacific: High income?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Asia and the Pacific: High income 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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Indicator
Informal employment (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
87 places, 2,088 data points, 2004–2027
Last refreshed

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.