SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Western Europe
Western Europe: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total was 2.4 in 2027. ▼ Falling
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Western Europe, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Western Europe stood at 2.4.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Western Europe peaked at 5.2 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.39, in 2021.
That places Western Europe 85th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.57 | — |
| 2005 | 4.54 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 4.56 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 4.53 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 4.5 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 4.68 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 5.2 | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 4.66 | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 4.85 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 4.42 | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 4.18 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 4.1 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 3.71 | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 3.95 | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 3.86 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 3.74 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 3.5 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 2.39 | -31.7% |
| 2022 | 2.61 | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 2.51 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 2.51 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 2.52 | +0.3% |
| 2026 | 2.46 | -2.1% |
| 2027 | 2.4 | -2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Western 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -31.7% | 3.5 | 2.39 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.56 | 4.5 | 4.68 | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.27 | 3.71 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.61 | 2.39 | 3.5 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 82 Switzerland 1.09 compare
- 83 Hungary 0.857 compare
More work & labour data for Western Europe
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 91,861 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0615 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0476 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1881 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 173,621 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 185,317 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 93,457 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 25,875 1000 No (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Western Europe?
- Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Western Europe was 2.4 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2 in 2010.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.39 in 2021.
- How does Western Europe rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Western Europe ranks 85th 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 Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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.