Share in informal employment female by country
Countries reporting
82
Highest
98.45
Mali
Lowest
0.7
Malta
Median
34.36
Years covered
26
2000β2025
Data points
1,190
What the numbers show
Share in informal employment female is currently reported for 82 countries. The highest value is 98.45 in Mali; the lowest is 0.7 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 34.36, and the mean is 38.89.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 141.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 56.0%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 76.5%).
Share in informal employment female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 98.45 | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 2 | Angola | 97.29 | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 3 | Uganda | 96.59 | 2021 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 95.97 | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 5 | Cote d'Ivoire | 95.45 | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 6 | Pakistan | 92.74 | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 7 | Senegal | 92.33 | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 8 | India | 91.56 | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 87.73 | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 10 | Zambia | 87.23 | 2024 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 11 | Rwanda | 86.67 | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 12 | Bolivia | 86.05 | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 13 | Myanmar | 84.26 | 2020 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 14 | Indonesia | 82.56 | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 15 | Honduras | 80.99 | 2017 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 16 | Guatemala | 79.53 | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 17 | Armenia | 77.23 | 2017 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 18 | Peru | 73.26 | 2025 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 19 | Botswana | 72.54 | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 20 | Egypt | 70.98 | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 21 | Ecuador | 69.58 | 2025 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 22 | Paraguay | 65.73 | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 23 | El Salvador | 65.57 | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 24 | Vietnam | 64.43 | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 25 | Thailand | 62.28 | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 60.13 | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 27 | Namibia | 58.26 | 2018 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 28 | Mexico | 56.5 | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 29 | Panama | 55.9 | 2024 | up 27.2% | flat |
| 30 | Kyrgyzstan | 53.7 | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 31 | Colombia | 52.95 | 2025 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 32 | Moldova | 52.32 | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 33 | Argentina | 51.93 | 2024 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 34 | Georgia | 49.33 | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 49.24 | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 36 | Jamaica | 44.23 | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 37 | Jordan | 42.66 | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 38 | Palestine | 39.84 | 2025 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 39 | Grenada | 36.5 | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 40 | Turkey | 34.89 | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 41 | South Africa | 34.58 | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 34.13 | 2025 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 43 | Brazil | 33.51 | 2025 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 44 | Chile | 28.09 | 2025 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 45 | Uruguay | 27.3 | 2024 | up 16.6% | falling |
| 46 | Mongolia | 23 | 2024 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.26 | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 48 | Brunei | 20.82 | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 49 | Saint Lucia | 19.77 | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 50 | Serbia | 19.46 | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 51 | Mauritius | 18.88 | 2024 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 52 | Russia | 18.82 | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 53 | Poland | 9.54 | 2024 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 54 | North Macedonia | 8.11 | 2024 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 55 | United Kingdom | 7.92 | 2018 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 56 | Portugal | 5.2 | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 57 | Greece | 4.9 | 2024 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 58 | Italy | 3.89 | 2024 | down 27.0% | rising |
| 59 | Czechia | 3.66 | 2024 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 60 | Netherlands | 3.33 | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 61 | France | 3.31 | 2024 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 62 | Lithuania | 3.15 | 2024 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 63 | Spain | 3.02 | 2024 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 64 | Slovakia | 2.98 | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 65 | Denmark | 2.89 | 2019 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 66 | Sweden | 2.69 | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 67 | Latvia | 2.66 | 2024 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 68 | Iceland | 2.48 | 2020 | up 56.0% | falling |
| 69 | Cyprus | 2.39 | 2024 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 70 | Estonia | 2.33 | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 71 | Finland | 2.31 | 2024 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 72 | Switzerland | 2.14 | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 72 | Ireland | 2.14 | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 74 | Belgium | 1.95 | 2024 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 75 | Croatia | 1.79 | 2024 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 76 | Hungary | 1.74 | 2020 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 77 | Luxembourg | 1.71 | 2024 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 1.58 | 2024 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 79 | Austria | 1.23 | 2024 | down 15.8% | flat |
| 80 | Norway | 1.14 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 81 | Slovenia | 0.72 | 2024 | down 66.8% | falling |
| 82 | Malta | 0.7 | 2020 | down 76.5% | volatile |