Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
93
Highest
0.5%
Gambia
Lowest
0.0%
North Macedonia
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,312
What the numbers show
Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) is currently reported for 93 countries. The highest value is 0.5% in Gambia; the lowest is 0.0% in North Macedonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.1%.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 4,341.6%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 100.0%).
Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gambia | 0.5% | 2020 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 2 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.4% | 2020 | up 1,762.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.4% | 2021 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 0.4% | 2021 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 5 | Zambia | 0.4% | 2015 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 6 | Ghana | 0.4% | 2016 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Ecuador | 0.3% | 2021 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 0.3% | 2021 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 0.3% | 2013 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 10 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2012 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 0.3% | 2016 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 12 | Peru | 0.3% | 2021 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 13 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.3% | 2002 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 14 | Pakistan | 0.3% | 2020 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 15 | Madagascar | 0.3% | 2012 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 16 | Nicaragua | 0.3% | 2014 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 17 | Morocco | 0.3% | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Rwanda | 0.3% | 2021 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 19 | Mozambique | 0.3% | 2014 | up 73.6% | rising |
| 20 | Panama | 0.3% | 2021 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 21 | Djibouti | 0.3% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Uganda | 0.3% | 2016 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 23 | Indonesia | 0.2% | 2019 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 24 | Brazil | 0.2% | 2021 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 25 | India | 0.2% | 2019 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 0.2% | 2019 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 27 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2021 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 28 | Argentina | 0.2% | 2021 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 29 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2% | 2020 | up 4,341.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2002 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 31 | Thailand | 0.2% | 2021 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 32 | Chile | 0.2% | 2017 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 33 | Kosovo | 0.2% | 2017 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.2% | 2017 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 0.2% | 2021 | up 14.2% | flat |
| 36 | Belize | 0.2% | 1999 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 37 | Mexico | 0.2% | 2020 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 38 | Philippines | 0.2% | 2019 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 39 | Armenia | 0.2% | 2020 | up 87.0% | rising |
| 40 | Palestine, State of | 0.1% | 2017 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 41 | Italy | 0.1% | 2016 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 42 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2014 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 43 | Greece | 0.1% | 2016 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 44 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | up 158.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 46 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2003 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 47 | Tunisia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 48 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 49 | Republic of Korea | 0.1% | 2017 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 50 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2019 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 51 | Spain | 0.1% | 2016 | up 17.0% | falling |
| 52 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2016 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 53 | Türkiye | 0.1% | 2013 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 54 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 16.5% | falling |
| 55 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2020 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | up 34.6% | falling |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2004 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 59 | Austria | 0.1% | 2003 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 60 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | up 104.7% | rising |
| 61 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2016 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 62 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2016 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 63 | Malta | 0.1% | 2016 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 64 | Finland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 98.3% | falling |
| 65 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 67 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2016 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 68 | United States | 0.1% | 2018 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 69 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 70 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2016 | up 125.5% | falling |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2016 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 72 | Germany | 0.0% | 2011 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 73 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2016 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 74 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2016 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2016 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Norway | 0.0% | 2016 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 77 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 78 | Serbia | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 78 | El Salvador | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 78 | Senegal | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Russian Federation | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Romania | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Honduras | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 78 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2015 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 78 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2014 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 78 | Paraguay | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Namibia | 0.0% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | North Macedonia | 0.0% | 2020 | — | volatile |