Distribution of persons employed in the informal sector by age in 2025
in percentage
Informal sector employment covers various categories of workers, from persons earning profit from their own business to wage earners. The indicator measures the share of each group in the total employment structure, distributed by age intervals. Rows reflect employment status, while columns indicate age categories, ranging from total coverage to the 70 years and older group, where the share is 1 percent of the total employed
Chart showing the distribution of informal sector employment by age group and status in 2025
Set in numbers
The table is a snapshot — 9 series in in percentage shown across 8 breakdowns. 72 values in total.
“Женщины — работники, занятые с целью получения прибыли” leads the table with 3.1 in percentage, “Мужчины — работающие за заработную плату” closes it with 0.1 in percentage. The gap between them is 31-fold.
All table numbers are series: 9
| Series | Всего | в том числе в возрасте, лет — 15-19 | в том числе в возрасте, лет — 20-29 | в том числе в возрасте, лет — 30-39 | в том числе в возрасте, лет — 40-49 | в том числе в возрасте, лет — 50-59 | в том числе в возрасте, лет — 60-69 | в том числе в возрасте, лет — 70 и старше |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Занятые – всего | 100,00 | 1,10 | 16,10 | 29,30 | 25,50 | 18,40 | 8,60 | 1,00 |
| Занятые — работники, занятые с целью получения прибыли | 100,00 | 1,30 | 13,90 | 28,20 | 25,30 | 17,60 | 11,50 | 2,30 |
| Занятые — работающие за заработную плату | 100,00 | 0,90 | 17,60 | 30,10 | 25,70 | 18,90 | 6,70 | 0,20 |
| Занятые — Мужчины – всего | 100,00 | 1,10 | 16,20 | 29,20 | 25,50 | 18,20 | 9,10 | 0,70 |
| Мужчины — работники, занятые с целью получения прибыли | 100,00 | 1,30 | 12,60 | 27,70 | 27,00 | 18,60 | 11,20 | 1,60 |
| Мужчины — работающие за заработную плату | 100,00 | 1,00 | 18,60 | 30,20 | 24,50 | 17,80 | 7,70 | 0,10 |
| Мужчины — Женщины – всего | 100,00 | 1,10 | 16,10 | 29,50 | 25,60 | 18,60 | 7,90 | 1,30 |
| Женщины — работники, занятые с целью получения прибыли | 100,00 | 1,30 | 15,40 | 28,80 | 23,20 | 16,30 | 11,90 | 3,10 |
| Женщины — работающие за заработную плату | 100,00 | 0,90 | 16,40 | 30,00 | 26,90 | 19,90 | 5,60 | 0,20 |
How to read this table
Comparing the data allows for an assessment of the involvement of youth and the older generation in the informal economy. Analyzing the employment structure reveals how the predominant employment status changes with increasing age. Primary focus should be placed on the distribution of workers between self-employed profit earners and wage earners. Such comparisons help to understand which age groups more frequently choose specific forms of labor activity
What is visible in these numbers
The figures are index or percentage values, so they cannot be added up across rows: each one is measured against its own base.
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Period and application
The information is based on the results of 2025 labor force sample surveys. This data is essential for labor market analysts, sociologists, and policy specialists to assess the state of informal employment. Regular updates allow for monitoring qualitative changes in the composition of the working population and for accounting for the labor behavior characteristics of different generations when developing social support measures
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