Informal employment rate (ILO modelled estimates) in World: High income
World: High income: Informal employment rate (ILO modelled estimates) was 8.71 in 2027. ▬ Flat
Informal employment rate in World: High income, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for informal employment rate in World: High income is 8.71, measured in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment rate in World: High income peaked at 9.43 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.63, in 2023.
World: High income ranks 73rd of 87 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Informal employment rate (ILO modelled estimates) in World: High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8.73 | — |
| 2005 | 8.72 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 8.73 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 8.75 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 8.66 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 8.75 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 8.95 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 9.05 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 9.37 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 9.35 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 9.4 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 9.43 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 9.26 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 9.42 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 9.29 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 9.22 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 8.84 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 8.93 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 8.75 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 8.63 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 8.9 | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 8.9 | -0.0% |
| 2026 | 8.8 | -1.1% |
| 2027 | 8.71 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.72 | 8.66 | 8.75 | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.27 | 8.95 | 9.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.81 | 8.63 | 8.93 | 8 |
More work & labour data for World: High income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 733,222 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.52 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 478,257 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.41 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.03 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 123,874 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 89,163 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.85 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.01 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.0093 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment rate in World: High income?
- Informal employment rate in World: High income was 8.71 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment rate recorded in World: High income?
- The highest recorded value was 9.43 in 2015.
- What is the lowest informal employment rate recorded in World: High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.63 in 2023.
- How does World: High income rank for informal employment rate?
- World: High income ranks 73rd out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is informal employment rate rising or falling in World: High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World: High income 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.