Informal employment dominates in the Global South
Global trends in informal employment
Evolution of informal and formal employment (adjusted for population aged 15-64 years)
Evolution of informal and formal employment by sex, 15-64 years
Informal and GVC-related employment, by country
Total GVC participation and informality, by sector
Distribution of global informal employment by sub-region, 2019
Informal employment dominates in the Global South: Share of informal employment in total employment including agriculture (2019)
Trends in informality in selected countries
Evolution of informal and formal employment (adjusted for population aged 15-64)
Formalisation or informalisation of the labour market during the COVID‑19 crisis in selected countries
Prevalent forms of informal jobs depending on income group of countries
Own-account work is the dominant form of informal employment followed by informal wage employment (2019)
Trends in the number of workers (informal and formal) by status in employment compared to 2019 in selected countries
Informal employment is widespread in temporary employment in developing and emerging countries
Trends in the number of permanent and temporary wage workers (informal and formal), compared to 2019
Most employment in small enterprises is informal, yet informal employment in large formal enterprises is significant
The sectoral dimension of informality
Trends in the number of jobs (informal and formal) in the second quarter of 2020 compared to 2019
Percentage change in selected sectors
Informality has a strong rural dimension
Women are more at risk of informality than men in more than one-half of countries
Evolution of informal and formal employment by sex
Informal employment rates are highest for young and older workers
Distribution by employment status varies over the life cycle
Evolution of informal and formal employment by age group in selected countries
Informality rates, by types of immigration status
Distribution of overall population, by degree of informality of households (circa 2019)
Distribution of satisfaction with various aspects of public services, across formal and informal workers
Distribution of satisfaction with the quality of services, across formal and informal workers
International trade grew steadily between 1960 and 2020
GVC integration is a defining factor of globalisation
Informal employment and GVC-related employment, by country
The relationship between informality and GVC participation is weak
Total GVC participation and informality, by sector (graph)
Forward and backward GVC participation and informality, by sector