Informal employment (ILO modelled estimates) in Central and Western Asia: High income
Central and Western Asia: High income: Informal employment (ILO modelled estimates) was 99.01 in 2027. ▬ Flat
Informal employment in Central and Western Asia: High income, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Central and Western Asia: High income recorded 99.01 for informal employment in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment in Central and Western Asia: High income peaked at 136.67 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 95.27, in 2004.
Central and Western Asia: High income ranks 87th of 87 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Informal employment (ILO modelled estimates) in Central and Western Asia: High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 95.27 | — |
| 2005 | 97.83 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 101.1 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 104.79 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 106.31 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 109.01 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 120.75 | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 110.8 | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 129.49 | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 122.72 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 126.59 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 136.67 | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 122.03 | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 126.26 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 117.75 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 116.82 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 107.45 | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 111.07 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 106.98 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 103.41 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 103.74 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 105.68 | +1.9% |
| 2026 | 101.83 | -3.6% |
| 2027 | 99.01 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102.38 | 95.27 | 109.01 | 6 |
| 2010s | 122.99 | 110.8 | 136.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.9 | 99.01 | 111.07 | 8 |
More work & labour data for Central and Western Asia: High income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 5,475 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 65.61 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 2,869 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 3.44 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.11 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 109,135 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 93,745 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 63.36 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.74 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment in Central and Western Asia: High income?
- Informal employment in Central and Western Asia: High income was 99.01 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment recorded in Central and Western Asia: High income?
- The highest recorded value was 136.67 in 2015.
- What is the lowest informal employment recorded in Central and Western Asia: High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.27 in 2004.
- How does Central and Western Asia: High income rank for informal employment?
- Central and Western Asia: High income ranks 87th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is informal employment rising or falling in Central and Western Asia: High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central and Western Asia: 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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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.