SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total was 5.03 in 2027. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Northern Europe, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Northern Europe is 5.03, measured in 2027.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Northern Europe peaked at 6.67 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.58, in 2016.
That places Northern Europe 79th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.82 | — |
| 2005 | 3.83 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 3.81 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.8 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.78 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 3.89 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 4.07 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 3.71 | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 4.79 | +29.3% |
| 2013 | 4.2 | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 4.11 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 4.13 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 3.58 | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 6.67 | +86.2% |
| 2018 | 5.01 | -24.9% |
| 2019 | 5.05 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 4.78 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 4.75 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 5.18 | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 5.12 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 5.14 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 5.15 | +0.2% |
| 2026 | 5.09 | -1.0% |
| 2027 | 5.03 | -1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Northern Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +86.2% | 3.58 | 6.67 |
| 2012 | +29.3% | 3.71 | 4.79 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.82 | 3.78 | 3.89 | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.53 | 3.58 | 6.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.03 | 4.75 | 5.18 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
More work & labour data for Northern Europe
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2143 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2044 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Northern Europe?
- Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Northern Europe was 5.03 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 6.67 in 2017.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.58 in 2016.
- How does Northern Europe rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Northern Europe ranks 79th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Europe 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.