Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Honduras
Honduras: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) was 71.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Honduras, 2006–2017
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 Honduras stood at 71.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.1% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Honduras peaked at 87.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 60.5%, in 2007.
Honduras ranks 1st of 27 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 62.1% | — |
| 2007 | 60.5% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 68.2% | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 66.3% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 68.2% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 72.7% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 72.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 87.2% | +20.2% |
| 2015 | 83.3% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 85.5% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 71.7% | -16.1% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 71.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55.2%, 1.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 71.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.2%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.3% | 60.5% | 68.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 68.2% | 87.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More reference data data for Honduras
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.7924 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0527 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4642 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.287 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Honduras?
- Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Honduras was 71.7% 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.5% in 2007.
- How does Honduras rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
- Honduras ranks 1st out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
- Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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.