Informal employment (ILO modelled estimates) in Central and Western Asia
Central and Western Asia: Informal employment (ILO modelled estimates) was 25,964 in 2027. ▬ Flat
Informal employment in Central and Western Asia, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for informal employment in Central and Western Asia is 25,964, measured in 2027. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment in Central and Western Asia peaked at 25,964 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 24,018, in 2020.
That places Central and Western Asia 46th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.
Informal employment (ILO modelled estimates) in Central and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 25,294 | — |
| 2005 | 25,179 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 25,031 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 24,792 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 24,304 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 24,603 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 25,329 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 25,941 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 25,491 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 25,349 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 25,230 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 25,305 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 25,548 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 25,736 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 25,776 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 25,834 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 24,018 | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 24,543 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 24,893 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 24,957 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 25,636 | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 25,827 | +0.7% |
| 2026 | 25,893 | +0.3% |
| 2027 | 25,964 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24,867 | 24,304 | 25,294 | 6 |
| 2010s | 25,554 | 25,230 | 25,941 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,216 | 24,018 | 25,964 | 8 |
More work & labour data for Central and Western Asia
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 85,844 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 56.46 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 66,190 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 6.89 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.54 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 74,190 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 32,468 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 52.57 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.38 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment in Central and Western Asia?
- Informal employment in Central and Western Asia was 25,964 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment recorded in Central and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 25,964 in 2027.
- What is the lowest informal employment recorded in Central and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,018 in 2020.
- How does Central and Western Asia rank for informal employment?
- Central and Western Asia ranks 46th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is informal employment rising or falling in Central and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central and Western Asia 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.