Informal employment (ILO modelled estimates) in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income

Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income: Informal employment (ILO modelled estimates) was 15,939 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
15,939
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
55th
of 87 groups
All-time high
17,732
in 2011
All-time low
15,273
in 2020
Years of data
24
2004–2027

Informal employment in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income, 2004–2027

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2004201520272004: 17.6k2005: 17.3k2006: 17.2k2007: 16.9k2008: 16.4k2009: 16.7k2010: 17.3k2011: 17.7k2012: 17.2k2013: 16.9k2014: 16.6k2015: 16.6k2016: 16.8k2017: 17.1k2018: 17.1k2019: 16.9k2020: 15.3k2021: 15.4k2022: 15.4k2023: 15.3k2024: 15.8k2025: 15.9k2026: 15.9k2027: 15.9k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income recorded 15,939 for informal employment in 2027.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income peaked at 17,732 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 15,273, in 2020.

That places Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income 55th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Informal employment (ILO modelled estimates) in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment (ILO modelled estimates) in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income, 2004 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2004 17,565 —
2005 17,309 -1.5%
2006 17,167 -0.8%
2007 16,864 -1.8%
2008 16,445 -2.5%
2009 16,690 +1.5%
2010 17,289 +3.6%
2011 17,732 +2.6%
2012 17,173 -3.2%
2013 16,898 -1.6%
2014 16,632 -1.6%
2015 16,585 -0.3%
2016 16,804 +1.3%
2017 17,134 +2.0%
2018 17,122 -0.1%
2019 16,912 -1.2%
2020 15,273 -9.7%
2021 15,366 +0.6%
2022 15,382 +0.1%
2023 15,332 -0.3%
2024 15,814 +3.1%
2025 15,904 +0.6%
2026 15,924 +0.1%
2027 15,939 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17,007 16,445 17,565 6
2010s 17,028 16,585 17,732 10
2020s 15,617 15,273 15,939 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income?
Informal employment in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income was 15,939 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest informal employment recorded in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 17,732 in 2011.
What is the lowest informal employment recorded in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 15,273 in 2020.
How does Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income rank for informal employment?
Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 55th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is informal employment rising or falling in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle 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
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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.