Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS in Angola
Angola: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS was 94.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
94.9%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
1st
of 50 countries
All-time high
94.9%
in 2024
All-time low
86.3%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS in Angola, 2019–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Angola recorded 94.9% for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
That places Angola 1st out of 50 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 86.3% | — |
| 2020 | 87.8% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 88.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 91.2% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 94.8% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 94.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 73.9%, 1.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.3% | 86.3% | 86.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 87.8% | 94.9% | 5 |
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 proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls in Angola?
- Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls in Angola was 94.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.3% in 2019.
- How does Angola rank for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls?
- Angola ranks 1st out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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 - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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