Informal employment rate in ASEAN
ASEAN: Informal employment rate was 68.89 in 2027. ▼ Falling
Informal employment rate in ASEAN, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
ASEAN recorded 68.89 for informal employment rate in 2027. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment rate in ASEAN peaked at 83.37 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 68.89, in 2027.
That places ASEAN 23rd out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Informal employment rate in ASEAN, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 83.37 | — |
| 2005 | 82.06 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 82.34 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 81.15 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 80.47 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 80.01 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 78.95 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 78.11 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 77.07 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 76.81 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 75.78 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 74.56 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 73.66 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 72.82 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 71.35 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 70.16 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 70.18 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 70.91 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 69.94 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 69.93 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 69.67 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 69.52 | -0.2% |
| 2026 | 69.22 | -0.4% |
| 2027 | 68.89 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.57 | 80.01 | 83.37 | 6 |
| 2010s | 74.93 | 70.16 | 78.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.78 | 68.89 | 70.91 | 8 |
More work & labour data for ASEAN
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.49 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 183,655 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 364,441 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.96 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 34,583 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.59 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.988 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 11,260 (2027)
- Employment 348,045 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment rate in ASEAN?
- Informal employment rate in ASEAN was 68.89 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment rate recorded in ASEAN?
- The highest recorded value was 83.37 in 2004.
- What is the lowest informal employment rate recorded in ASEAN?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.89 in 2027.
- How does ASEAN rank for informal employment rate?
- ASEAN ranks 23rd out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is informal employment rate rising or falling in ASEAN?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ASEAN data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal employment rate (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. Informal employment comprises persons who in their main or secondary jobs were (a) own-account workers, employers and members of producers' cooperatives employed in their own informal sector enterprises; (b) own-account workers engaged in the production of goods exclusively for own final use by their household (e.g. subsistence farming); (c) contributing family workers, regardless of whether they work in formal or informal sector enterprises; or (d) employees holding informal jobs, whether employed by formal sector enterprises, informal sector enterprises, or as paid domestic workers by households. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.