SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total was 19.81 in 2018. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in United Kingdom, 2014–2018
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in United Kingdom is 19.81, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 13.6% on the previous year and up 31.3% over five years.
That places United Kingdom 18th out of 47 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15.09 | — |
| 2015 | 15.61 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 16.28 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 22.92 | +40.7% |
| 2018 | 19.81 | -13.6% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 19.81 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.32, 4.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 19.81 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.32, 4.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.93 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.07 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 111,361 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,223 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in United Kingdom?
- Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in United Kingdom was 19.81 in 2018, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 22.92 in 2017.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.09 in 2014.
- How does United Kingdom rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- United Kingdom ranks 18th out of 47 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.