economic2024
Share of workers in informal employment
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
51.9%
Median: 55.7%
Countries Covered
144
with available data
Highest
Niger
98.5%
Lowest
Malta
0.7%
Top 5 Countries
1Niger98.5%
2Burundi98.3%
3Chad96.9%
4Democratic Republic of the Congo96.8%
5Benin96.4%
By Region
Africa77.3%(7 countries)
Asia69.8%(13 countries)
North America69.8%(2 countries)
Other64.9%(84 countries)
South America48.9%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.7%)High (98.5%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 51.9%)
Africa (7)
Asia (13)
North America (2)
Other (84)
South America (7)
Europe (31)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 98.5% |
| 2 | Burundi | 98.3% |
| 3 | Chad | 96.9% |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 96.8% |
| 5 | Benin | 96.4% |
| 6 | Madagascar | 96.1% |
| 7 | Mozambique | 95.7% |
| 8 | Mali | 95.4% |
| 9 | Uganda | 95.2% |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 95.2% |
| 11 | Senegal | 95.1% |
| 12 | Guinea-Bissau | 94.8% |
| 13 | Sudan | 94.4% |
| 14 | United Republic of Tanzania | 93.3% |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | 93.1% |
| 16 | Nigeria | 93.0% |
| 17 | Togo | 92.3% |
| 18 | Angola | 92.2% |
| 19 | Cote d'Ivoire | 92.1% |
| 20 | Haiti | 91.6% |
| 21 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 90.5% |
| 22 | Liberia | 89.7% |
| 23 | Cambodia | 89.4% |
| 24 | Mauritania | 89.4% |
| 25 | Comoros | 88.8% |
| 26 | India | 88.8% |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 88.1% |
| 28 | Cameroon | 87.1% |
| 29 | Malawi | 87.1% |
| 30 | Rwanda | 86.8% |
| 31 | Kenya | 86.5% |
| 32 | Afghanistan | 86.1% |
| 33 | Republic of the Congo | 85.3% |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 85.2% |
| 35 | Bangladesh | 84.9% |
| 36 | Bolivia | 84.5% |
| 37 | Pakistan | 84.3% |
| 38 | Republic of The Gambia | 84.1% |
| 39 | Zambia | 83.8% |
| 40 | Guatemala | 83.2% |
| 41 | Honduras | 82.6% |
| 42 | Somalia | 82.5% |
| 43 | Nicaragua | 81.8% |
| 44 | Nepal | 81.6% |
| 45 | Indonesia | 81.2% |
| 46 | Myanmar | 81.0% |
| 47 | Lesotho | 80.9% |
| 48 | Timor-Leste | 80.6% |
| 49 | Ghana | 78.1% |
| 50 | Yemen | 77.4% |
| 51 | Botswana | 76.1% |
| 52 | Vanuatu | 72.4% |
| 53 | Peru | 71.7% |
| 54 | Egypt | 71.3% |
| 55 | Ecuador | 68.6% |
| 56 | Vietnam | 67.7% |
| 57 | Iraq | 67.6% |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 67.0% |
| 59 | Paraguay | 66.8% |
| 60 | El Salvador | 66.5% |
| 61 | Thailand | 65.0% |
| 62 | Tajikistan | 64.6% |
| 63 | Cape Verde | 63.8% |
| 64 | Barbados | 62.0% |
| 65 | Tonga | 58.9% |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 58.8% |
| 67 | Venezuela | 58.3% |
| 68 | Mexico | 56.3% |
| 69 | Kiribati | 56.2% |
| 70 | Colombia | 56.1% |
| 71 | Panama | 56.1% |
| 72 | Namibia | 55.8% |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 55.7% |
| 74 | Georgia | 55.6% |
| 75 | Lebanon | 55.5% |
| 76 | Jordan | 55.1% |
| 77 | Jamaica | 54.6% |
| 78 | State of Palestine | 53.9% |
| 79 | Moldova, Republic of | 52.2% |
| 80 | Suriname | 52.1% |
| 81 | Samoa | 51.6% |
| 82 | Eswatini | 51.5% |
| 83 | Guyana | 51.2% |
| 84 | Djibouti | 50.5% |
| 85 | Argentina | 50.5% |
| 86 | Maldives | 48.2% |
| 87 | Grenada | 48.1% |
| 88 | Nauru | 48.0% |
| 89 | Armenia | 47.9% |
| 90 | Fiji | 43.6% |
| 91 | Mongolia | 41.9% |
| 92 | Costa Rica | 37.4% |
| 93 | Tunisia | 36.9% |
| 94 | Brazil | 36.5% |
| 95 | Wallis and Futuna | 36.0% |
| 96 | South Africa | 34.9% |
| 97 | Mauritius | 33.9% |
| 98 | Marshall Islands | 33.1% |
| 99 | Uruguay | 31.8% |
| 100 | Saint Lucia | 30.2% |
| 101 | Cook Islands | 29.2% |
| 102 | Brunei Darussalam | 28.5% |
| 103 | Chile | 27.5% |
| 104 | Türkiye | 27.3% |
| 105 | South Korea | 26.6% |
| 106 | Tuvalu | 20.2% |
| 107 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19.7% |
| 108 | Antigua and Barbuda | 19.3% |
| 109 | Bahamas | 18.4% |
| 110 | Serbia | 17.8% |
| 111 | Russian Federation | 17.2% |
| 112 | Seychelles | 16.6% |
| 113 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 9.7% |
| 114 | Poland | 7.7% |
| 115 | United Kingdom | 6.5% |
| 116 | Slovakia | 5.1% |
| 117 | Portugal | 4.5% |
| 118 | Greece | 4.1% |
| 119 | Italy | 3.5% |
| 120 | Luxembourg | 3.5% |
| 121 | France | 3.4% |
| 122 | Lithuania | 3.1% |
| 123 | Sweden | 2.9% |
| 124 | Denmark | 2.8% |
| 125 | Romania | 2.6% |
| 126 | Netherlands | 2.4% |
| 127 | Latvia | 2.4% |
| 128 | Estonia | 2.2% |
| 129 | Finland | 2.2% |
| 130 | Czech Republic | 2.0% |
| 131 | Ireland | 2.0% |
| 132 | Germany | 2.0% |
| 133 | Spain | 2.0% |
| 134 | Cyprus | 1.8% |
| 135 | Croatia | 1.4% |
| 136 | Iceland | 1.4% |
| 137 | Hungary | 1.3% |
| 138 | Bulgaria | 1.2% |
| 139 | Norway | 1.2% |
| 140 | Belgium | 1.1% |
| 141 | Austria | 1.0% |
| 142 | Switzerland | 0.9% |
| 143 | Slovenia | 0.8% |
| 144 | Malta | 0.7% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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