Informal employment (ILO modelled estimates) in Northern Africa: Lower-middle income

Northern Africa: Lower-middle income: Informal employment (ILO modelled estimates) was 31,876 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
31,876
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
44th
of 87 groups
All-time high
31,876
in 2027
All-time low
18,438
in 2004
Years of data
24
2004–2027

Informal employment in Northern Africa: Lower-middle income, 2004–2027

010.0k20.0k30.0k2004201520272004: 18.4k2005: 18.9k2006: 19.7k2007: 20.7k2008: 20.9k2009: 21.2k2010: 22.6k2011: 22.4k2012: 21.8k2013: 22.6k2014: 23.2k2015: 23.4k2016: 24.3k2017: 24.6k2018: 25.4k2019: 26.3k2020: 26.2k2021: 28.2k2022: 28.9k2023: 30.9k2024: 30.5k2025: 31.0k2026: 31.5k2027: 31.9k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, informal employment in Northern Africa: Lower-middle income stood at 31,876. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment in Northern Africa: Lower-middle income peaked at 31,876 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 18,438, in 2004.

Northern Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 44th of 87 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Informal employment (ILO modelled estimates) in Northern Africa: Lower-middle income, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment (ILO modelled estimates) in Northern Africa: Lower-middle income, 2004 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2004 18,438 —
2005 18,907 +2.5%
2006 19,670 +4.0%
2007 20,656 +5.0%
2008 20,919 +1.3%
2009 21,195 +1.3%
2010 22,588 +6.6%
2011 22,422 -0.7%
2012 21,806 -2.7%
2013 22,563 +3.5%
2014 23,200 +2.8%
2015 23,403 +0.9%
2016 24,260 +3.7%
2017 24,570 +1.3%
2018 25,370 +3.3%
2019 26,284 +3.6%
2020 26,184 -0.4%
2021 28,185 +7.6%
2022 28,889 +2.5%
2023 30,857 +6.8%
2024 30,500 -1.2%
2025 31,044 +1.8%
2026 31,453 +1.3%
2027 31,876 +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19,964 18,438 21,195 6
2010s 23,647 21,806 26,284 10
2020s 29,873 26,184 31,876 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment in Northern Africa: Lower-middle income?
Informal employment in Northern Africa: Lower-middle income was 31,876 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest informal employment recorded in Northern Africa: Lower-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 31,876 in 2027.
What is the lowest informal employment recorded in Northern Africa: Lower-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 18,438 in 2004.
How does Northern Africa: Lower-middle income rank for informal employment?
Northern Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 44th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is informal employment rising or falling in Northern Africa: Lower-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Africa: Lower-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
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.