Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture was 2.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Switzerland, 2007–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Switzerland is 2.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 48.6% on the previous year and down 69.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Switzerland peaked at 11.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2024.
Switzerland ranks 80th of 81 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6.9% | — |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +43.2% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -29.7% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -18.9% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | +97.4% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | -26.1% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +24.7% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -25.1% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -32.6% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -22.9% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +60.2% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | -48.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 6.9% | 9.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 4.4% | 11.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 2.8% | 5.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More agriculture & rural data for Switzerland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 739.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8806 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1427 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Switzerland?
- Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Switzerland was 2.8% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture?
- Switzerland ranks 80th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%).