SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Western Africa
Western Africa: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total was 90.78 in 2027. ▼ Falling
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Western Africa, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Western Africa stood at 90.78. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Western Africa peaked at 97.64 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 90.78, in 2027.
That places Western Africa 2nd out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 97.64 | — |
| 2005 | 97.56 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.41 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.36 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.17 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 96.8 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 96.04 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 95.43 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 94.76 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 94.75 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.38 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 94.12 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 93.08 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 92.81 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 92.17 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 91.75 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 92.06 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 92.74 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 91.99 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 91.9 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 91.69 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 91.21 | -0.5% |
| 2026 | 90.99 | -0.2% |
| 2027 | 90.78 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.32 | 96.8 | 97.64 | 6 |
| 2010s | 93.93 | 91.75 | 96.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.67 | 90.78 | 92.74 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More work & labour data for Western Africa
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 532,234 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.2192 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1926 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.245 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6577 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 516,634 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1.07 million 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 537,547 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 293,084 1000 No (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Western Africa?
- Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Western Africa was 90.78 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 97.64 in 2004.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.78 in 2027.
- How does Western Africa rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Western Africa ranks 2nd out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Africa 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.