Informal employment, male in Cyprus

Cyprus: Informal employment, male was 10.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
10.6%
Change on year
up 15.1%
World rank
32nd
of 44 countries
All-time high
65.3%
in 2016
All-time low
9.2%
in 2021
Years of data
9
2014–2022

Informal employment, male in Cyprus, 2014–2022

02040602014201820222014: 56.4 % of total male agricultural employment2015: 54.1 % of total male agricultural employment2016: 65.3 % of total male agricultural employment2017: 57.2 % of total male agricultural employment2018: 62.3 % of total male agricultural employment2019: 64.2 % of total male agricultural employment2020: 60.8 % of total male agricultural employment2021: 9.2 % of total male agricultural employment2022: 10.6 % of total male agricultural employment

Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male agricultural employment.

Analysis

Cyprus recorded 10.6% for informal employment, male in 2022.

That represents a change of up 15.1% on the previous year and down 81.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment, male in Cyprus peaked at 65.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2021.

That places Cyprus 32nd out of 44 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Informal employment, male in Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment, male (% of total male agricultural employment) in Cyprus, 2014 to 2022.
Year % of total male agricultural employment Change
2014 56.4%
2015 54.1% -4.2%
2016 65.3% +20.7%
2017 57.2% -12.4%
2018 62.3% +9.0%
2019 64.2% +3.0%
2020 60.8% -5.2%
2021 9.2% -84.8%
2022 10.6% +15.1%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

  • Cyprus's 10.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.7%, 68% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Cyprus's 10.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.7%, 68% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 59.9% 54.1% 65.3% 6
2020s 26.9% 9.2% 60.8% 3

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 29 Italy 16.6% compare
  2. 30 Bulgaria 14.7% compare
  3. 31 Portugal 13.5% compare
  4. 33 Finland 10.6% compare
  5. 34 Slovakia 9.4% compare
  6. 35 Belgium 9.3% compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment, male in Cyprus?
Informal employment, male in Cyprus was 10.6% in 2022, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest informal employment, male recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest informal employment, male recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2021.
How does Cyprus rank for informal employment, male?
Cyprus ranks 32nd out of 44 countries with data for 2022.
Is informal employment, male rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is down 81.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cyprus data come from?
The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Informal employment, male (% of total male agricultural employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment, male (% of total male agricultural employment)
Unit
% of total male agricultural employment
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
44 places, 395 data points, 2014–2025
Last refreshed

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).