Statistics

Waste Pickers in Brazil: A Statistical Profile

Brazil is a leader in recognizing its more than 281,000 informal waste pickers in recycling chains and the country’s official statistics....

Generation Equality Forum

• July 1, 2021 - July 2, 2021
• Online
  

The Generation Equality Forum is a global gathering for gender equality convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and...

Home-Based Workers in Nepal, 2017/18: A Statistical Profile

There are over 1.5 million home-based workers in Nepal who represent 22 per cent of total employment. About 1.01 million of these workers...

Home-Based Workers in the World: A Statistical Profile

This brief presents key indicators on home-based workers and their work across the world. Globally, 260 million women and men produce goods...

COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy Study: Events and Webinars

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Annual Report 2020 PDF

Home-Based Workers in Pakistan: A Statistical Profile

In recent years, home-based work has grown in Pakistan. This growth is due to an increase in the number of women doing home-based work, while...

Home-Based Workers in Bangladesh: A Statistical Profile

In Bangladesh, there were about 3.2 million non-agricultural and 7.4 million agricultural home-based workers, according to the 2016/17 Labour...

Informal Workers in India: A Statistical Profile

Employment in India is overwhelmingly informal: 90 per cent of all workers are employed under informal arrangements nationally; in urban...

Informal Workers in Mexico: A Statistical Snapshot

This Brief provides statistics on the informal economy and categories of informal workers in Mexico. The data in this brief are based on...