Informal employment rate APAC 2015-2024, by subregion

Published by K. Tran, May 7, 2025

In 2024, the informal employment rate in South Asia was estimated at **** percent, while Southeast Asia's rate stood at around **** percent. In contrast, the informal employment rate in the Pacific islands was around ** percent that year.

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Informal employment rate in the Asia-Pacific region from 2015 to 2024, by subregion

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Release date

August 2024

Region

Asia, APAC

Survey time period

2015 to 2025

Special properties

modelled estimates.

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Informal employment includes individuals who, in their primary or secondary jobs, are: (a) self-employed workers, employers, and cooperative members working in their own informal sector businesses; (b) self-employed workers producing goods solely for their household’s final use, such as in subsistence farming; (c) unpaid family workers, regardless of whether the business is formal or informal; and (d) employees in informal jobs, whether they work for formal enterprises, informal businesses, or as domestic workers for households.

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