In 2017, the percentage of informal employment in Honduras stood at 79.3 percent of the total employed population. The share of employment informality has slightly decreased in comparison to the previous year, when 80.3 percent of workers were considered informally employed. Honduras has one of the highest levels of employment informality in Latin American and the Caribbean.
Informal employment as percentage of total employment in Honduras from 2010 to 2017
Characteristic
Share of total employment
2017
82.61%
2016
90.18%
2015
88.79%
2014
91.71%
2013
93.03%
2012
83.73%
2011
81.91%
2010
80.35%
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ILO. (June 7, 2024). Informal employment as percentage of total employment in Honduras from 2010 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039962/informal-employment-share-honduras/
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ILO. (2024). Informal employment as percentage of total employment in Honduras from 2010 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039962/informal-employment-share-honduras/
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