Women’s informal employment in services by nation; percent of women’s employment, 2024.
11 nations are ranked from highest to lowest by informal employment rate among women in services in 2024. The rate is women in informal employment within services as a share of all women employed in services. Mali ranks first at 95.6%, 0.7 percentage points above Angola at 94.9%. Bolivia is 11th at 79.5%, leaving a spread of 16.1 percentage points.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 95.6% | 2024 |
| 2 | Angola | 94.9% | 2024 |
| 3 | Nigeria | 94.5% | 2024 |
| 4 | Nauru | 94.1% | 2024 |
| 5 | Senegal | 90.3% | 2024 |
| 6 | Gabon | 89.9% | 2024 |
| 7 | Malawi | 89% | 2024 |
| 8 | Lesotho | 84.4% | 2024 |
| 9 | Tanzania | 82.9% | 2024 |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 80% | 2024 |
| 11 | Bolivia | 79.5% | 2024 |
Source 1: Informal employment in total employment by sex and economic activity
Publisher: International Labour Organization
Dataset/table: Informal employment in total employment by sex and economic activity
Units: percent of employment
Date checked: 2026-07-15
Evidence: Supports the 11 ranked informal employment rate among women in services observations for 2024.
The rate is women in informal employment within services as a share of all women employed in services. ILOSTAT observations can include national estimates or statistical breaks, as indicated by the source.
The ranking filters the ILOSTAT series to women employed in services, the completed 2024 period and sovereign-nation observations, then orders the rates from highest to lowest.
Every row uses the same ILOSTAT informal-employment indicator, services classification, sex basis, percent-of-employment unit and 2024 period.
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