Informal employment rate in Switzerland
Switzerland: Informal employment rate was 1.09 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Informal employment rate in Switzerland, 2014–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for informal employment rate in Switzerland is 1.09, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 50.6% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment rate in Switzerland peaked at 1.09 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.567, in 2019.
Switzerland ranks 46th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Informal employment rate in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.856 | — |
| 2015 | 0.965 | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 0.751 | -22.2% |
| 2017 | 0.64 | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 0.901 | +40.8% |
| 2019 | 0.567 | -37.1% |
| 2020 | 0.625 | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 1.01 | +62.4% |
| 2022 | 0.753 | -25.8% |
| 2023 | 0.726 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 1.09 | +50.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.78 | 0.567 | 0.965 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8424 | 0.625 | 1.09 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More work & labour data for Switzerland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0651 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0485 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0817 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6452 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,038 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,842 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,568 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,558 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,126 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment rate in Switzerland?
- Informal employment rate in Switzerland was 1.09 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment rate recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 in 2024.
- What is the lowest informal employment rate recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.567 in 2019.
- How does Switzerland rank for informal employment rate?
- Switzerland ranks 46th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is informal employment rate rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal employment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. This harmonized series for informal employment is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.