Informal employment rate in Caribbean
Caribbean: Informal employment rate was 58.12 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Informal employment rate in Caribbean, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, informal employment rate in Caribbean stood at 58.12.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment rate in Caribbean peaked at 59.48 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 54.66, in 2009.
Caribbean ranks 31st of 87 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Informal employment rate in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 57.33 | — |
| 2005 | 57.02 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 56.72 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 54.67 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 55 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 54.66 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 54.93 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 56.58 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 57.18 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 57.38 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 57.02 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 57.87 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 58.24 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 58.85 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 58.82 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 58.08 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 58.55 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 59.48 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 58.89 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 58.45 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 58.42 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 58.01 | -0.7% |
| 2026 | 58.08 | +0.1% |
| 2027 | 58.12 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.9 | 54.66 | 57.33 | 6 |
| 2010s | 57.49 | 54.93 | 58.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.5 | 58.01 | 59.48 | 8 |
More work & labour data for Caribbean
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 18,305 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2651 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5991 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6092 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5887 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 37,345 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,040 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 8,434 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 39,824 1000 No (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment rate in Caribbean?
- Informal employment rate in Caribbean was 58.12 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment rate recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 59.48 in 2021.
- What is the lowest informal employment rate recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.66 in 2009.
- How does Caribbean rank for informal employment rate?
- Caribbean ranks 31st out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is informal employment rate rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean 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.