Informal employment rate in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) by country
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What the numbers show
Informal employment rate in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 68.93 in Angola; the lowest is 2.37 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.19, and the mean is 24.62.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 29.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 409.4%), and the largest decrease in Mauritius (down 82.3%).
Informal employment rate in STEM occupations: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 68.93 | 2025 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 2 | Senegal | 59.99 | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 3 | Uganda | 54.69 | 2021 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 4 | Pakistan | 49.86 | 2025 | up 78.0% | rising |
| 5 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 48.96 | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 6 | Myanmar | 43.73 | 2020 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 7 | Argentina | 41.47 | 2025 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 8 | Botswana | 40.83 | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 38.95 | 2024 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 10 | Georgia | 38.03 | 2025 | up 409.4% | rising |
| 11 | Thailand | 37.22 | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 12 | Guatemala | 36.34 | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 13 | Rwanda | 29.64 | 2025 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 27.73 | 2023 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 15 | Egypt | 25.07 | 2024 | up 105.6% | rising |
| 16 | Mexico | 24.67 | 2026 | up 10.7% | flat |
| 17 | Colombia | 24.02 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 18 | Brunei Darussalam | 21.82 | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 19 | Palestine, State of | 21.44 | 2025 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 20 | Uruguay | 21.19 | 2025 | up 285.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Panama | 20.76 | 2025 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 22 | Grenada | 19.73 | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 19.66 | 2024 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 24 | El Salvador | 19.56 | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 25 | Ecuador | 17.82 | 2025 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 26 | Guyana | 15.66 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 27 | Brazil | 15.07 | 2025 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 28 | Zambia | 11.59 | 2024 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | 11.46 | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 30 | Jordan | 9.82 | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 9.38 | 2025 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 32 | Viet Nam | 8.75 | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 33 | Mauritius | 7.82 | 2024 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Mongolia | 3.55 | 2025 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 35 | Türkiye | 3.35 | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 36 | Seychelles | 3.35 | 2025 | down 54.9% | rising |
| 37 | Serbia | 2.96 | 2019 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 38 | North Macedonia | 2.91 | 2025 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.37 | 2025 | down 62.1% | falling |
About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.