SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Denmark
Denmark: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total was 2.22 in 2025. ▼ Falling
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Denmark, 2007–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 2.22 for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 78.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Denmark peaked at 10.53 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.22, in 2025.
Denmark ranks 79th of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6.56 | — |
| 2008 | 6.19 | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 9.63 | +55.5% |
| 2010 | 9.62 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 6.47 | -32.7% |
| 2012 | 10.11 | +56.2% |
| 2013 | 10.19 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 10.53 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 10.26 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 6.76 | -34.1% |
| 2017 | 6.41 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 7.11 | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 7.07 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 2.22 | -68.7% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 2.22 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.46, 50% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 2.22 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.49, 49% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -68.7% | 7.07 | 2.22 |
| 2012 | +56.2% | 6.47 | 10.11 |
| 2009 | +55.5% | 6.19 | 9.63 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.46 | 6.19 | 9.63 | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.45 | 6.41 | 10.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.22 | 2.22 | 2.22 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More work & labour data for Denmark
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1261 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1196 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1326 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3351 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,829 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 485.03 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,899 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,964 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,863 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Denmark?
- Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Denmark was 2.22 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 10.53 in 2014.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.22 in 2025.
- How does Denmark rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Denmark ranks 79th out of 83 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). 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.