SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total was 51.09 in 2027. ▬ Flat
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 51.09 for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 55.23 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 51.06, in 2014.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 43rd of 87 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 55.23 | — |
| 2005 | 54.68 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 53.78 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 52.9 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 52.36 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 52.51 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 52.33 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 52.12 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 52.08 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 51.53 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 51.06 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 51.38 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 51.39 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 52.14 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 52.42 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 52.42 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 51.47 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 52.9 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 52.21 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 51.69 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 51.35 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 51.21 | -0.3% |
| 2026 | 51.16 | -0.1% |
| 2027 | 51.09 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.58 | 52.36 | 55.23 | 6 |
| 2010s | 51.89 | 51.06 | 52.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.64 | 51.09 | 52.9 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 40 Grenada 48.05 compare
- 41 Mongolia 37.24 compare
- 42 Costa Rica 36.11 compare
- 43 Brazil 35.62 compare
- 44 South Africa 34.81 compare
- 45 Uruguay 32.7 compare
- 46 Saint Lucia 29.21 compare
More work & labour data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 331,299 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 62.53 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 198,545 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.34 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.9209 % change on previous year (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 44,022 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.1 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.15 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 59.34 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 20,218 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Latin America and the Caribbean was 51.09 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 55.23 in 2004.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.06 in 2014.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 43rd out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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.