Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)

Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS was 77.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
77.2%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
10th
of 36 groups
All-time high
78.7%
in 2005
All-time low
77.2%
in 2025
Years of data
22
2004–2025

Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2004–2025

0204060802004201420252004: 78.72005: 78.72006: 78.72007: 78.72008: 78.62009: 78.52010: 78.52011: 78.52012: 78.62013: 78.62014: 78.32015: 78.12016: 77.92017: 77.92018: 77.82019: 77.62020: 782021: 78.12022: 77.52023: 77.42024: 77.32025: 77.2

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

In 2025, proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) stood at 77.2%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 78.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 77.2%, in 2025.

That places Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 10th out of 36 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%) in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2004 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2004 78.7%
2005 78.7% +0.1%
2006 78.7% -0.0%
2007 78.7% -0.0%
2008 78.6% -0.1%
2009 78.5% -0.1%
2010 78.5% -0.1%
2011 78.5% +0.1%
2012 78.6% +0.1%
2013 78.6% +0.0%
2014 78.3% -0.3%
2015 78.1% -0.3%
2016 77.9% -0.2%
2017 77.9% -0.1%
2018 77.8% -0.1%
2019 77.6% -0.3%
2020 78.0% +0.5%
2021 78.1% +0.1%
2022 77.5% -0.7%
2023 77.4% -0.2%
2024 77.3% -0.1%
2025 77.2% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 78.7% 78.5% 78.7% 6
2010s 78.2% 77.6% 78.6% 10
2020s 77.6% 77.2% 78.1% 6

Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)

  1. 7 Pakistan 88.7% compare
  2. 8 India 88.1% compare
  3. 9 Zimbabwe 85.0% compare
  4. 10 Rwanda 84.3% compare
  5. 11 Bangladesh 84.0% compare
  6. 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 83.9% compare
  7. 13 Zambia 82.7% compare

See the full ranking of 128 places →

More work & labour data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)

All data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) →

Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was 77.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2005.
What is the lowest proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
The lowest recorded value was 77.2% in 2025.
How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls?
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 10th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
Is proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand). Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-informal-employment-by-sector-and-sex-13th-icls-percent/oceania-exc-australia-and-new-zealand/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-informal-employment-by-sector-and-sex-13th-icls-percent/oceania-exc-australia-and-new-zealand/">Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
128 places, 2,151 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed