Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Armenia
Armenia: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) was 19.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Armenia, 2008–2017
Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
Analysis
In 2017, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Armenia stood at 19.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Armenia peaked at 30.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2009.
That places Armenia 25th out of 27 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 22.5% | — |
| 2009 | 17.0% | -24.1% |
| 2011 | 28.8% | +69.2% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 30.1% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | -36.6% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | +2.2% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 19.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.5%, 38% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.7% | 17.0% | 22.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 19.1% | 30.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More reference data data for Armenia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3778 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7338 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7338 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.129 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1265 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Armenia?
- Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Armenia was 19.6% in 2017, according to UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
- What is the highest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2009.
- How does Armenia rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
- Armenia ranks 25th out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
- Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/, published as part of Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Non-agriculture - Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator presents the share of non-agriculture (female) employment which is classified as informal employment in the total economy. Data is taken from the United Nations Sustainable Goals, representing Indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sector and sex.