Share of employed people who work in the informal economy: without a declared contract, social contributions or labour-law protection (own-account workers of unregistered businesses, undeclared employees, contributing family workers). Sustainable Development Goal indicator 8.3.1, computed by the ILO from national labour force surveys. In emerging countries it is often the most discussed labour-market figure after unemployment.· Urban areas only (31 agglomerations of the household survey)
52.8%
2025
+1.2 ptsvs 2024
min 47.0 2020max 60.4 2004
%
Range
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Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT · SDG indicator 8.3.1· Data 2025
Share of employed people without a declared contract, social contributions or labour-law protectionUrban areas only (31 agglomerations of the household survey)Y-axis truncated
