Informal employment in Georgia
Georgia: Informal employment was 25.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Informal employment in Georgia, 2020–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total non-agricultural employment.
Analysis
In 2024, informal employment in Georgia stood at 25.7%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over five years.
Georgia ranks 13th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Informal employment in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of total non-agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 25.3% | — |
| 2021 | 23.0% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 25.7% | +6.2% |
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More work & labour data for Georgia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5695 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5795 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0234 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,483 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 911.09 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,505 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,465 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 2,969 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment in Georgia?
- Informal employment in Georgia was 25.7% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest informal employment recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest informal employment recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2021.
- How does Georgia rank for informal employment?
- Georgia ranks 13th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Georgia 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).