Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in Australia

Australia: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.3%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
32nd
of 40 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2002
All-time low
0.3%
in 2008
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in Australia, 2001–2015

00.10.20.30.42001200820152001: 0.382 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.382 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.362 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.362 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.342 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.347 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.325 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.321 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.329 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.321 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.334 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.324 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.324 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.331 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.328 % of total employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.3% for informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in 2015.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in Australia peaked at 0.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2008.

That places Australia 32nd out of 40 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
2001 0.4%
2002 0.4% +0.1%
2003 0.4% -5.4%
2004 0.4% +0.1%
2005 0.3% -5.4%
2006 0.3% +1.5%
2007 0.3% -6.4%
2008 0.3% -1.4%
2009 0.3% +2.7%
2010 0.3% -2.5%
2011 0.3% +4.0%
2012 0.3% -2.8%
2013 0.3% -0.3%
2014 0.3% +2.2%
2015 0.3% -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 9
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 30 Tunisia 0.4% compare
  2. 31 Brazil 0.3% compare
  3. 33 Turkey 0.3% compare
  4. 34 South Africa 0.3% compare
  5. 35 Rwanda 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in Australia?
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in Australia was 0.3% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2002.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2008.
How does Australia rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, total?
Australia ranks 32nd out of 40 countries with data for 2015.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
40 places, 509 data points, 1980–2021
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