Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women by country
Share of employed males working in jobs that lack basic social or legal protection and employment benefits. Does not include illegal and illicit activities. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.
What the numbers show
Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women is currently reported for 82 countries. The highest value is 93.2% in Angola; the lowest is 0.6% in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 36.3%, and the mean is 39.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 161.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 143.7%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 87.5%).
Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 93.2% | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 2 | Uganda | 92.5% | 2021 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 3 | Mali | 91.7% | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 4 | Côte d'Ivoire | 89.2% | 2022 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 5 | Senegal | 87.5% | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 6 | Pakistan | 87.4% | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 7 | India | 86.6% | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 8 | Honduras | 83.6% | 2017 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 82.5% | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 10 | Rwanda | 82.2% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 11 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 81.9% | 2024 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 12 | Indonesia | 80.0% | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 13 | Zambia | 79.0% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 14 | Botswana | 78.4% | 2024 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 15 | Myanmar | 78.2% | 2020 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 78.1% | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 17 | Armenia | 75.2% | 2017 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 18 | Guatemala | 73.2% | 2024 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 71.4% | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 20 | Viet Nam | 69.4% | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 21 | Peru | 68.2% | 2025 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 22 | Egypt | 67.9% | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 23 | Ecuador | 67.7% | 2025 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 24 | Thailand | 63.9% | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 25 | Paraguay | 63.5% | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 26 | Jamaica | 63.5% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 27 | El Salvador | 62.8% | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 28 | Panama | 60.7% | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 29 | Kyrgyzstan | 60.0% | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 58.6% | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 31 | Colombia | 58.2% | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 32 | Jordan | 57.7% | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 33 | Grenada | 57.2% | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 34 | Mexico | 56.3% | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 35 | Georgia | 53.5% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 36 | Namibia | 53.0% | 2018 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 37 | Republic of Moldova | 52.1% | 2024 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 38 | Argentina | 51.3% | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 39 | Palestine, State of | 51.0% | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 37.4% | 2025 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 41 | Brazil | 37.2% | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 42 | Saint Lucia | 35.4% | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 43 | South Africa | 35.0% | 2024 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 44 | Mongolia | 30.6% | 2024 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 45 | Uruguay | 29.6% | 2024 | up 24.3% | falling |
| 46 | Mauritius | 26.8% | 2024 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 47 | Chile | 25.1% | 2025 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 48 | Türkiye | 24.1% | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 49 | Brunei Darussalam | 21.8% | 2024 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 50 | Russian Federation | 19.8% | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 51 | Serbia | 16.4% | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 52 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.4% | 2024 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 53 | North Macedonia | 13.3% | 2024 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 54 | Poland | 7.8% | 2024 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 55 | Slovakia | 5.5% | 2024 | up 95.4% | volatile |
| 56 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.2% | 2018 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 57 | Portugal | 4.3% | 2024 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 58 | Lithuania | 3.2% | 2024 | up 31.0% | falling |
| 59 | Italy | 3.1% | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 60 | France | 3.0% | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 61 | Sweden | 3.0% | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 62 | Denmark | 2.8% | 2019 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Greece | 2.6% | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 64 | Estonia | 2.5% | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 65 | Luxembourg | 2.1% | 2024 | up 143.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Finland | 2.1% | 2024 | up 40.1% | falling |
| 67 | Netherlands | 2.0% | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 68 | Ireland | 1.7% | 2024 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 69 | Norway | 1.7% | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 70 | Latvia | 1.6% | 2024 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 71 | Iceland | 1.5% | 2020 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 72 | Spain | 1.5% | 2024 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 73 | Austria | 1.4% | 2024 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 74 | Czechia | 1.1% | 2024 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 75 | Cyprus | 1.0% | 2024 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 76 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2020 | down 34.3% | rising |
| 77 | Switzerland | 0.9% | 2024 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 0.9% | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Belgium | 0.8% | 2024 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 80 | Slovenia | 0.7% | 2024 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 81 | Croatia | 0.6% | 2024 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 82 | Malta | 0.6% | 2020 | down 60.3% | falling |
About this data
Share of employed males working in jobs that lack basic social or legal protection and employment benefits. Does not include illegal and illicit activities. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.