Informal employment rate in World excluding BRICS
World excluding BRICS: Informal employment rate was 51.65 in 2027. ▬ Flat
Informal employment rate in World excluding BRICS, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, informal employment rate in World excluding BRICS stood at 51.65. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment rate in World excluding BRICS peaked at 51.65 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 49.15, in 2008.
World excluding BRICS ranks 42nd of 87 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Informal employment rate in World excluding BRICS, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 49.8 | — |
| 2005 | 49.64 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 49.41 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 49.23 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 49.15 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 49.81 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 50.03 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 50.16 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 50.15 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 50.19 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 50.07 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 50.02 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 49.84 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 49.95 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 49.68 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 49.63 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 49.87 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 50.59 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 50.48 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 50.6 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 50.87 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 51.23 | +0.7% |
| 2026 | 51.46 | +0.4% |
| 2027 | 51.65 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.51 | 49.15 | 49.81 | 6 |
| 2010s | 49.97 | 49.63 | 50.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.84 | 49.87 | 51.65 | 8 |
More work & labour data for World excluding BRICS
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1.94 million (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.04 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1.24 million (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.94 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.36 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 59,849 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 38,580 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.75 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment rate in World excluding BRICS?
- Informal employment rate in World excluding BRICS was 51.65 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment rate recorded in World excluding BRICS?
- The highest recorded value was 51.65 in 2027.
- What is the lowest informal employment rate recorded in World excluding BRICS?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.15 in 2008.
- How does World excluding BRICS rank for informal employment rate?
- World excluding BRICS ranks 42nd out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is informal employment rate rising or falling in World excluding BRICS?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World excluding BRICS 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.