Informal employment rate in World excluding India and China
World excluding India and China: Informal employment rate was 52.06 in 2027. ▬ Flat
Informal employment rate in World excluding India and China, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for informal employment rate in World excluding India and China is 52.06, measured in 2027. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment rate in World excluding India and China peaked at 52.06 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 50.38, in 2008.
That places World excluding India and China 41st out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.
Informal employment rate in World excluding India and China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 51.16 | — |
| 2005 | 50.82 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 50.72 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 50.51 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 50.38 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 50.97 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 51.11 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 51.2 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 51.06 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 51.14 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 51.02 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 50.92 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 50.78 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 50.87 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 50.63 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 50.55 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 50.65 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 51.36 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 51.13 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 51.28 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 51.48 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 51.73 | +0.5% |
| 2026 | 51.91 | +0.3% |
| 2027 | 52.06 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.76 | 50.38 | 51.16 | 6 |
| 2010s | 50.93 | 50.55 | 51.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.45 | 50.65 | 52.06 | 8 |
More work & labour data for World excluding India and China
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 2.45 million (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1.57 million (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.06 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.35 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 57,634 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 34,130 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.83 (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 1.24 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment rate in World excluding India and China?
- Informal employment rate in World excluding India and China was 52.06 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment rate recorded in World excluding India and China?
- The highest recorded value was 52.06 in 2027.
- What is the lowest informal employment rate recorded in World excluding India and China?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.38 in 2008.
- How does World excluding India and China rank for informal employment rate?
- World excluding India and China ranks 41st out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is informal employment rate rising or falling in World excluding India and China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World excluding India and China 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.