Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Armenia
Armenia: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) was 29.0% 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 29.0%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Armenia peaked at 46.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2017.
Armenia ranks 24th of 27 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 36.7% | — |
| 2009 | 33.5% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 46.8% | +39.7% |
| 2012 | 46.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 44.8% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 43.4% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | -25.4% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 29.0% | -1.9% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 29.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.6%, 54% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.1% | 33.5% | 36.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 29.0% | 46.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 21 Mongolia 35.1% compare
- 22 South Africa 33.6% compare
- 23 Costa Rica 31.5% compare
- 25 Uruguay 24.4% compare
- 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.8% compare
- 27 Serbia 15.4% compare
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 29.0% 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 46.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2017.
- How does Armenia rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
- Armenia ranks 24th 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 20.8%. 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 - Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator presents the share of non-agriculture (male) 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.