Informal employment in G7
G7: Informal employment was 20,977 in 2027. ▬ Flat
Informal employment in G7, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, informal employment in G7 stood at 20,977.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment in G7 peaked at 23,492 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 20,396, in 2004.
That places G7 49th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.
Informal employment in G7, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 20,396 | — |
| 2005 | 20,622 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 20,946 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 21,068 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 20,999 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 20,613 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 21,250 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 21,102 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 22,076 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 21,347 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 21,427 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 21,671 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 21,414 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 23,492 | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 23,014 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 23,236 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 20,958 | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 20,652 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 21,726 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 21,694 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 21,699 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 21,686 | -0.1% |
| 2026 | 21,316 | -1.7% |
| 2027 | 20,977 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20,774 | 20,396 | 21,068 | 6 |
| 2010s | 22,003 | 21,102 | 23,492 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,338 | 20,652 | 21,726 | 8 |
More work & labour data for G7
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 269,967 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.06 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 405,962 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.0197 % change on previous year (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.8793 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.33 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.55 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.05 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 133,818 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 110,526 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment in G7?
- Informal employment in G7 was 20,977 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment recorded in G7?
- The highest recorded value was 23,492 in 2017.
- What is the lowest informal employment recorded in G7?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,396 in 2004.
- How does G7 rank for informal employment?
- G7 ranks 49th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is informal employment rising or falling in G7?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this G7 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.