Informal job workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) by country

Countries reporting
38
Highest
1.0%
Bangladesh
Lowest
0.0%
Chile
Median
0.7%
Years covered
41
1981–2021
Data points
450

What the numbers show

Informal job workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Bangladesh; the lowest is 0.0% in Chile.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.7%, and the mean is 0.6%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 41.

Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela (up 180.1%), and the largest decrease in China (down 94.7%).

Informal job workers, aged 15-24: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bangladesh 1.0% 2016 up 41.1% rising
2 Zambia 1.0% 2015 up 0.4% flat
3 Madagascar 1.0% 2012 up 0.4% flat
4 Pakistan 1.0% 2020 up 5.0% rising
5 Morocco 0.9% 2009 down 4.8% falling
6 Ghana 0.9% 2016 down 2.1% flat
7 Egypt 0.9% 2019 up 7.3% flat
8 Bolivia 0.9% 2017 up 1.4% falling
9 Nicaragua 0.8% 2014 down 3.5% flat
10 Honduras 0.8% 2017 up 7.0% flat
11 Peru 0.8% 2016 down 11.3% falling
12 Guatemala 0.8% 2011 down 1.4% flat
13 Paraguay 0.8% 2017 down 6.1% falling
14 El Salvador 0.8% 2017 up 1.3% flat
15 Venezuela 0.7% 2006 up 180.1% rising
16 Kyrgyzstan 0.7% 2020 down 4.4% rising
17 Colombia 0.7% 2021 down 3.6% falling
18 Gambia 0.7% 2020 down 27.9% falling
19 Mexico 0.7% 2020 down 6.6% falling
20 Sri Lanka 0.7% 2015 down 8.8% falling
21 Dominican Republic 0.7% 2013 down 18.6% falling
22 Argentina 0.6% 2018 up 0.9% flat
23 Kosovo 0.6% 2014 down 20.8% falling
23 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.6% 2014 down 20.8% falling
25 Ecuador 0.6% 2017 up 10.9% falling
26 Panama 0.6% 2018 up 5.1% falling
27 Tunisia 0.5% 2015 up 60.6% rising
28 Costa Rica 0.5% 2016 down 6.5% flat
29 Brazil 0.5% 2020 down 12.1% falling
30 Turkey 0.5% 2019 down 22.9% falling
31 Moldova 0.4% 2021 down 45.0% falling
32 Uruguay 0.3% 2019 down 14.3% falling
33 Albania 0.3% 2019 down 65.8% volatile
34 South Africa 0.3% 2020 down 11.2% falling
35 Rwanda 0.2% 2021 down 79.7% volatile
36 South Korea 0.1% 2017 down 78.6% volatile
37 China 0.0% 2013 down 94.7% volatile
38 Chile 0.0% 2017 down 50.2% volatile

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 450 data points, 1981–2021
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