SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth (2025)
Explore targets, indicators, global and regional progress, GDP growth, productivity, employment, NEET youth, informality, labor rights, child labor, and leading organizations.
Data: UN SDG Index, ILO, World Bank, UN DESA, UNICEF, 2025
Data: UN SDG Index, ILO, World Bank, UN DESA, UNICEF, 2025
Global GDP Growth
2.7%
real GDP per capita (2024 est.)
Youth NEET Rate
21%
not in employment, education or training (2023)
Unemployment Rate
5.7%
global, 2024
Informal Employment
60%
of global workforce (2023)
On Track for 2030?
No
Growth, jobs, rights lagging[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
SDG 8 Targets and Indicators
GDP Growth and Productivity by Region (2024)
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita and per employed person (regional averages)[1][2][3][4][5][6][7].
Youth Not in Employment, Education, or Training (NEET, 2023)
% of youth (15-24) not in employment, education, or training (selected countries)[1][2][3][4][5][6].
Informal Employment Share (2023, Selected Countries)
% of total employment that is informal (selected countries)[1][2][3][4][5][6].
Child Labor Prevalence (Ages 5-17, 2023)
% of children engaged in child labor, by region[1][2][3][4][5][6].
SDG 8 Corporate, NGO and Policy Leaders (2025)
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