Informal employment rate in Western Asia
Western Asia: Informal employment rate was 27.68 in 2027. ▼ Falling
Informal employment rate in Western Asia, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 27.68 for informal employment rate in 2027. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment rate in Western Asia peaked at 47.41 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 27.68, in 2027.
Western Asia ranks 62nd of 87 groups on this measure, 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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 47.41 | — |
| 2005 | 45.82 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 44.74 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 43.29 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 41.49 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 42.08 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 41.74 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 40.96 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 38.59 | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 36.9 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 35.71 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 34.55 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 34.25 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 34.33 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 33.85 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 34.04 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 31.45 | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 30.31 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 28.72 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 27.98 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 28.2 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 28.2 | -0.0% |
| 2026 | 27.94 | -0.9% |
| 2027 | 27.68 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.14 | 41.49 | 47.41 | 6 |
| 2010s | 36.49 | 33.85 | 41.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.81 | 27.68 | 31.45 | 8 |
More work & labour data for Western Asia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 271,171 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1407 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1411 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1403 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7199 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 322,919 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 524,613 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 253,442 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 73,641 1000 No (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment rate in Western Asia?
- Informal employment rate in Western Asia was 27.68 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment rate recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.41 in 2004.
- What is the lowest informal employment rate recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.68 in 2027.
- How does Western Asia rank for informal employment rate?
- Western Asia ranks 62nd out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is informal employment rate rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Asia 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.