SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Portugal
Portugal: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total was 2.33 in 2025. ▼ Falling
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Portugal, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Portugal stood at 2.33. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 56.2% on the previous year and down 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Portugal peaked at 9.06 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.33, in 2025.
Portugal ranks 43rd of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6.58 | — |
| 2015 | 6.39 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 5.42 | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 6.02 | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 4.44 | -26.1% |
| 2019 | 4.16 | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 4.2 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 9.06 | +115.6% |
| 2022 | 5.12 | -43.5% |
| 2023 | 5.19 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 5.32 | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 2.33 | -56.2% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 2.33 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.32, 54% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 2.33 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.32, 54% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.5 | 4.16 | 6.58 | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.2 | 2.33 | 9.06 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More work & labour data for Portugal
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.055 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0528 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1795 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,134 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,861 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,504 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,250 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,754 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Portugal?
- Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Portugal was 2.33 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 9.06 in 2021.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.33 in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Portugal ranks 43rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator conveys the share of informal employment in total employment. Employment comprises all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were either in paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work) or in self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work). Informal employment comprises persons who in their main or secondary jobs were (a) own-account workers, employers and members of producers' cooperatives employed in their own informal sector enterprises; (b) own-account workers engaged in the production of goods exclusively for own final use by their household (e.g. subsistence farming); (c) contributing family workers, regardless of whether they work in formal or informal sector enterprises; or (d) employees holding informal jobs, whether employed by formal sector enterprises, informal sector enterprises, or as paid domestic workers by households. 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 Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.