Informal employment, male (% of total male agricultural employment) by country
This indicator shows the share of workers at working age in informal employment in agricultural activities out of total employment in agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises persons whose main or secondary jobs are informal. For own-account workers and employers,...
What the numbers show
Informal employment, male (% of total male agricultural employment) is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 99.2% in Angola; the lowest is 2.9% in Spain.
The median across all reporting countries is 36.5%, and the mean is 43.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 34.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Italy (up 121.2%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 93.3%).
Informal employment, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 99.2% | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 2 | Botswana | 98.7% | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 3 | Rwanda | 98.4% | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 98.4% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | El Salvador | 95.3% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 6 | Georgia | 95.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 7 | Mongolia | 95.0% | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 8 | Armenia | 94.2% | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 9 | Jordan | 93.3% | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 10 | Zambia | 91.5% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 11 | Panama | 90.9% | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 85.8% | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 13 | Brazil | 72.9% | 2025 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 14 | Republic of Moldova | 55.0% | 2025 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 15 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 54.8% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 54.2% | 2025 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 17 | Uruguay | 44.3% | 2025 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 18 | Russian Federation | 43.9% | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 19 | Denmark | 42.6% | 2019 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 20 | Slovenia | 42.5% | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 21 | Chile | 41.5% | 2025 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 22 | Hungary | 37.1% | 2020 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 23 | Lithuania | 36.0% | 2024 | up 66.7% | flat |
| 24 | Norway | 31.7% | 2022 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 25 | Serbia | 30.6% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 26 | Latvia | 30.3% | 2024 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 27 | Estonia | 23.0% | 2024 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Croatia | 19.2% | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 29 | Italy | 16.6% | 2024 | up 121.2% | rising |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 14.7% | 2024 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 31 | Portugal | 13.5% | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 32 | Cyprus | 10.6% | 2022 | down 81.2% | falling |
| 33 | Finland | 10.6% | 2024 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Slovakia | 9.4% | 2024 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 35 | Belgium | 9.3% | 2024 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 36 | Greece | 9.2% | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 37 | Ireland | 8.4% | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 38 | France | 7.1% | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 39 | Austria | 6.3% | 2024 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 40 | Switzerland | 5.6% | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 41 | Sweden | 5.3% | 2024 | down 65.3% | falling |
| 42 | Czechia | 5.2% | 2024 | down 81.7% | falling |
| 43 | Netherlands | 3.3% | 2021 | down 93.3% | falling |
| 44 | Spain | 2.9% | 2024 | down 60.6% | falling |
About this data
This indicator shows the share of workers at working age in informal employment in agricultural activities out of total employment in agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises persons whose main or secondary jobs are informal. For own-account workers and employers, informality is determined by enterprise characteristics (unincorporated, market-based, and unregistered); for contributing family workers, it is determined by the absence of written contracts and lack of coverage under labor legislation; and for employees, it is determined by whether the employment relationship is not subject to national labor legislation, income taxation, or social protection. The data are based on the statistical standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS).