Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
0.9%
Bangladesh
Lowest
0.0%
Chile
Median
0.5%
Years covered
41
1981–2021
Data points
421
What the numbers show
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 0.9% in Bangladesh; the lowest is 0.0% in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.5%, and the mean is 0.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 65.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Tunisia (up 134.2%), and the largest decrease in China (down 85.8%).
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh | 0.9% | 2016 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 2 | Madagascar | 0.8% | 2012 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 3 | Pakistan | 0.8% | 2020 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 4 | Ghana | 0.8% | 2016 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 5 | Zambia | 0.8% | 2015 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 6 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.7% | 2017 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 7 | Nicaragua | 0.7% | 2014 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 8 | Honduras | 0.7% | 2017 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 9 | Peru | 0.7% | 2016 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 10 | Guatemala | 0.6% | 2011 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 11 | Morocco | 0.6% | 2009 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 12 | Gambia | 0.6% | 2020 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 0.6% | 2015 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 14 | El Salvador | 0.6% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 15 | Paraguay | 0.6% | 2017 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 0.6% | 2013 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 17 | Panama | 0.5% | 2018 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 18 | Egypt | 0.5% | 2019 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 19 | Mexico | 0.5% | 2020 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 20 | Colombia | 0.5% | 2021 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 21 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.5% | 2020 | down 25.2% | rising |
| 22 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.5% | 2002 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 23 | Ecuador | 0.5% | 2017 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 24 | Argentina | 0.5% | 2018 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 0.4% | 2016 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 26 | Tunisia | 0.4% | 2015 | up 134.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Rwanda | 0.3% | 2021 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 28 | Brazil | 0.3% | 2020 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 29 | South Africa | 0.3% | 2020 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 30 | Türkiye | 0.2% | 2013 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 31 | Republic of Korea | 0.2% | 2017 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 32 | Republic of Moldova | 0.2% | 2021 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2019 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 34 | China | 0.0% | 2013 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Chile | 0.0% | 2017 | down 62.1% | volatile |