Informal employment (ILO modelled estimates) in Pacific Islands
Pacific Islands: Informal employment (ILO modelled estimates) was 4,210 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Informal employment in Pacific Islands, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for informal employment in Pacific Islands is 4,210, measured in 2027. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment in Pacific Islands peaked at 4,210 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 2,562, in 2004.
Pacific Islands ranks 80th of 87 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Informal employment (ILO modelled estimates) in Pacific Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2,562 | — |
| 2005 | 2,631 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 2,711 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 2,778 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 2,849 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 2,933 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 3,047 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 3,099 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 3,212 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 3,274 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 3,347 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 3,414 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 3,451 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 3,560 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 3,636 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 3,693 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 3,690 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 3,800 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 3,854 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 3,918 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 3,990 | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 4,071 | +2.0% |
| 2026 | 4,141 | +1.7% |
| 2027 | 4,210 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,744 | 2,562 | 2,933 | 6 |
| 2010s | 3,373 | 3,047 | 3,693 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,959 | 3,690 | 4,210 | 8 |
More work & labour data for Pacific Islands
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 23,429 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 63.48 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 13,478 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.01 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.1 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 93,677 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 91,364 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 60.93 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.86 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment in Pacific Islands?
- Informal employment in Pacific Islands was 4,210 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment recorded in Pacific Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4,210 in 2027.
- What is the lowest informal employment recorded in Pacific Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,562 in 2004.
- How does Pacific Islands rank for informal employment?
- Pacific Islands ranks 80th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is informal employment rising or falling in Pacific Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific Islands 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.