SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Estonia
Estonia: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total was 6.1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Estonia, 2007–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Estonia stood at 6.1.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 144.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Estonia peaked at 8.45 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.909, in 2018.
That places Estonia 62nd out of 83 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3.91 | — |
| 2008 | 2.21 | -43.4% |
| 2009 | 1.61 | -27.1% |
| 2010 | 2.04 | +26.8% |
| 2011 | 2.29 | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 2.31 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.43 | -38.0% |
| 2014 | 2.18 | +52.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5 | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 2.19 | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 2.01 | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.909 | -54.8% |
| 2019 | 2.3 | +152.6% |
| 2020 | 2.47 | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 8.45 | +242.7% |
| 2022 | 8.08 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 6.68 | -17.3% |
| 2024 | 5.98 | -10.4% |
| 2025 | 6.1 | +2.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 6.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.46, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 6.1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.49, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Estonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +242.7% | 2.47 | 8.45 |
| 2019 | +152.6% | 0.909 | 2.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.58 | 1.61 | 3.91 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.02 | 0.909 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.29 | 2.47 | 8.45 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Estonia?
- Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Estonia was 6.1 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.45 in 2021.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.909 in 2018.
- How does Estonia rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Estonia ranks 62nd out of 83 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia 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.