Informal job workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) by country

Countries reporting
38
Highest
1.0%
Bangladesh
Lowest
0.0%
Chile
Median
0.6%
Years covered
41
1981–2021
Data points
450

What the numbers show

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) 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 0.6%, and the mean is 0.5%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 83.

Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (up 91.1%), and the largest decrease in China (down 97.1%).

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bangladesh 1.0% 2016 up 18.2% rising
2 Madagascar 1.0% 2012 up 1.5% flat
3 Zambia 0.9% 2015 down 1.6% falling
4 Pakistan 0.9% 2020 up 0.1% flat
5 Ghana 0.9% 2016 down 3.3% flat
6 Morocco 0.8% 2009 down 18.1% falling
7 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.8% 2017 down 5.2% falling
8 Peru 0.8% 2016 down 9.7% falling
9 Guatemala 0.8% 2011 down 6.9% falling
10 Honduras 0.7% 2017 up 6.5% flat
11 Nicaragua 0.7% 2014 down 6.0% flat
12 Gambia 0.7% 2020 down 24.0% falling
13 El Salvador 0.7% 2017 up 2.5% flat
14 Panama 0.6% 2018 up 0.9% falling
15 Paraguay 0.6% 2017 down 12.5% falling
16 Sri Lanka 0.6% 2015 down 4.4% flat
17 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.6% 2006 up 91.1% rising
18 Ecuador 0.6% 2017 up 3.0% falling
19 Mexico 0.6% 2020 down 6.0% falling
20 Colombia 0.6% 2021 down 11.3% falling
21 Dominican Republic 0.6% 2013 down 26.2% falling
22 Kyrgyzstan 0.5% 2020 down 3.2% rising
23 Egypt 0.5% 2019 down 11.0% falling
24 Costa Rica 0.5% 2016 down 1.4% rising
25 Argentina 0.5% 2018 up 1.1% flat
26 Albania 0.4% 2019 down 44.9% falling
27 Türkiye 0.4% 2019 down 28.8% falling
28 Tunisia 0.3% 2015 up 81.2% volatile
29 Brazil 0.3% 2020 down 28.9% falling
30 Kosovo 0.3% 2014 down 0.6% flat
30 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.3% 2014 down 0.6% flat
32 South Africa 0.3% 2020 down 20.8% falling
33 Rwanda 0.3% 2021 down 72.3% volatile
34 Republic of Korea 0.2% 2017 down 59.5% falling
35 Uruguay 0.1% 2019 down 48.2% falling
36 Republic of Moldova 0.1% 2021 down 69.9% volatile
37 China 0.0% 2013 down 97.1% volatile
38 Chile 0.0% 2017 down 57.5% volatile

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 450 data points, 1981–2021
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