Informal employment, male (% of total male) … non-agricultural in Moldova
Moldova: Informal employment, male (% of total male) … non-agricultural was 16.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Informal employment, male in Moldova, 2014–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male non-agricultural employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for informal employment, male in Moldova is 16.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment, male in Moldova peaked at 18.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2025.
Moldova ranks 19th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Informal employment, male (% of total male) … non-agricultural in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of total male non-agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17.5% | — |
| 2015 | 17.8% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 17.6% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 16.1% | -8.7% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 16.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.0%, 50% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 16.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.3%, 3.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.6% | 16.5% | 18.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 16.1% | 18.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More work & labour data for Moldova
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 654.38 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 72.49 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,725 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.5 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.726 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 24,890 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,854 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 71.4 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.868 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.4043 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment, male in Moldova?
- Informal employment, male in Moldova was 16.1% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest informal employment, male recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest informal employment, male recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2025.
- How does Moldova rank for informal employment, male?
- Moldova ranks 19th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is informal employment, male rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Moldova 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 non-agricultural employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator shows the share of workers at working age in informal employment in non-agricultural activities out of total employment in non-agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises workers 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).