Informal employment rate in Angola
Angola: Informal employment rate was 94.49 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Informal employment rate in Angola, 2004–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Angola recorded 94.49 for informal employment rate in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment rate in Angola peaked at 95.28 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.16, in 2004.
Angola ranks 1st of 81 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Informal employment rate in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 79.16 | — |
| 2011 | 84.32 | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 88.06 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 89.1 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 89.39 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 92.14 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 95.19 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 95.28 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 94.49 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.16 | 79.16 | 79.16 | 1 |
| 2010s | 86.19 | 84.32 | 88.06 | 2 |
| 2020s | 92.6 | 89.1 | 95.28 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More work & labour data for Angola
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.7608 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.7449 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.7758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6791 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 61,132 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14,914 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 76,286 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 73,759 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 150,046 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment rate in Angola?
- Informal employment rate in Angola was 94.49 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment rate recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 95.28 in 2024.
- What is the lowest informal employment rate recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.16 in 2004.
- How does Angola rank for informal employment rate?
- Angola ranks 1st out of 81 countries with data for 2025.
- Is informal employment rate rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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. This harmonized series for informal employment is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.