Informal employment rate in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Informal employment rate was 86.28 in 2027. ▼ Falling
Informal employment rate in Eastern Africa, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for informal employment rate in Eastern Africa is 86.28, measured in 2027. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment rate in Eastern Africa peaked at 91.99 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 86.28, in 2027.
That places Eastern Africa 8th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Informal employment rate in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 91.99 | — |
| 2005 | 91.76 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 91.39 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 90.91 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 90.53 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 90.24 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 89.62 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 89.3 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 88.66 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 88.36 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 87.96 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 87.73 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 87.54 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 87.39 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 87.27 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 87.28 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.44 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 88.23 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 88.18 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 87.77 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 87.29 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 86.9 | -0.4% |
| 2026 | 86.6 | -0.3% |
| 2027 | 86.28 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.14 | 90.24 | 91.99 | 6 |
| 2010s | 88.11 | 87.27 | 89.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.34 | 86.28 | 88.23 | 8 |
More work & labour data for Eastern Africa
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1.38 million 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4374 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4375 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5671 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 699,973 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 469,912 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 418,217 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 682,632 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment rate in Eastern Africa?
- Informal employment rate in Eastern Africa was 86.28 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment rate recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 91.99 in 2004.
- What is the lowest informal employment rate recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.28 in 2027.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for informal employment rate?
- Eastern Africa ranks 8th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is informal employment rate rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.