Informal employment in Angola
Angola: Informal employment was 89.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Informal employment in Angola, 2019–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total non-agricultural employment.
Analysis
In 2025, informal employment in Angola stood at 89.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Angola ranks 1st of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Informal employment in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of total non-agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 75.0% | — |
| 2020 | 75.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 76.3% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 83.6% | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 90.4% | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 91.2% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 89.9% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.0% | 75.0% | 75.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 75.2% | 91.2% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Angola
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.7608 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.7449 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.7758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6791 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 61,132 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14,914 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 76,286 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 73,759 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 150,046 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment in Angola?
- Informal employment in Angola was 89.9% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest informal employment recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest informal employment recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 2019.
- How does Angola rank for informal employment?
- Angola ranks 1st out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is informal employment rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Informal employment (% of total 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).