Informal employment in Czechia
Czechia: Informal employment was 3.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Informal employment in Czechia, 2014–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total non-agricultural employment.
Analysis
In 2024, informal employment in Czechia stood at 3.7%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 79.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment in Czechia peaked at 17.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2024.
Czechia ranks 36th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Informal employment in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of total non-agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17.5% | — |
| 2015 | 17.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 16.8% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -76.1% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.8% | 15.9% | 17.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 3.7% | 16.8% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Czechia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2622 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2573 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2672 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1601 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,262 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,792 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,042 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,186 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,228 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment in Czechia?
- Informal employment in Czechia was 3.7% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest informal employment recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest informal employment recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2024.
- How does Czechia rank for informal employment?
- Czechia ranks 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is informal employment rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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).