Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) by country

Countries reporting
104
Highest
0.5%
Nigeria
Lowest
0.0%
Ukraine
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,488

What the numbers show

Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) is currently reported for 104 countries. The highest value is 0.5% in Nigeria; the lowest is 0.0% in Ukraine.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.1%.

Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 5,057.1%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 100.0%).

Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 25-64: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nigeria 0.5% 2012 up 199.9% rising
2 Gambia 0.5% 2020 up 31.4% rising
3 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% 2021 up 34.3% rising
4 Colombia 0.4% 2021 down 3.4% rising
5 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.3% 2006 up 16.8% rising
6 Dominican Republic 0.3% 2013 down 1.8% rising
7 Ghana 0.3% 2016 up 24.7% volatile
8 Ecuador 0.3% 2021 up 6.9% rising
9 Peru 0.3% 2021 up 2.8% flat
10 Djibouti 0.3% 2017 volatile
11 Bangladesh 0.3% 2016 up 5.6% flat
12 Cambodia 0.3% 2012 up 31.1% rising
13 Panama 0.3% 2021 up 47.5% rising
14 Nicaragua 0.3% 2014 up 5.7% rising
15 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2% 2020 up 1,156.3% volatile
16 Indonesia 0.2% 2019 down 4.2% rising
17 Brazil 0.2% 2021 up 26.2% rising
18 Argentina 0.2% 2021 up 21.1% rising
19 Uruguay 0.2% 2021 up 15.4% falling
20 Morocco 0.2% 2013 volatile
21 Pakistan 0.2% 2020 up 3.0% rising
22 Zambia 0.2% 2015 up 25.3% rising
23 Jamaica 0.2% 2002 down 5.6% flat
24 Kyrgyzstan 0.2% 2020 up 5,057.1% volatile
25 Rwanda 0.2% 2021 up 74.1% rising
26 Mexico 0.2% 2020 down 3.9% flat
27 Sri Lanka 0.2% 2019 up 16.9% rising
28 Chile 0.2% 2017 up 3.4% rising
29 Kosovo 0.2% 2017 volatile
30 Philippines 0.2% 2019 down 4.4% falling
31 Costa Rica 0.2% 2021 up 9.1% flat
32 Belize 0.2% 1999 up 22.2% rising
33 Uganda 0.2% 2016 up 6.4% rising
34 Thailand 0.2% 2021 up 12.5% rising
35 India 0.2% 2019 down 3.0% rising
36 Ethiopia 0.2% 2021 up 16.0% rising
37 Palestine, State of 0.1% 2017 down 31.9% falling
38 Italy 0.1% 2016 down 4.4% rising
39 Greece 0.1% 2016 up 5.8% rising
40 Madagascar 0.1% 2012 up 42.2% rising
41 Belgium 0.1% 2003 down 9.8% volatile
42 Mozambique 0.1% 2014 up 82.8% rising
43 Republic of Korea 0.1% 2017 down 17.0% falling
44 Czechia 0.1% 2016 up 10.3% falling
45 Slovakia 0.1% 2016 up 77.4% rising
46 Republic of Moldova 0.1% 2021 up 73.2% volatile
47 Tunisia 0.1% 2015 up 2.2% flat
48 Puerto Rico 0.1% 2005 up 13.3% rising
49 Armenia 0.1% 2020 up 84.9% rising
50 Spain 0.1% 2016 up 13.0% falling
51 Egypt 0.1% 2019 up 30.0% rising
52 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1% 2016 up 15.9% falling
53 Jordan 0.1% 2016 down 5.7% falling
54 Türkiye 0.1% 2019 down 10.4% falling
55 South Africa 0.1% 2020 up 2.8% volatile
56 Nepal 0.1% 2014 up 33.6% rising
57 Austria 0.1% 2003 up 13.6% rising
58 Poland 0.1% 2019 up 38.2% falling
59 France 0.1% 2016 up 104.2% rising
60 Cyprus 0.1% 2016 down 8.7% falling
61 Finland 0.1% 2016 up 106.2% falling
62 Malta 0.1% 2016 down 16.6% falling
63 Portugal 0.1% 2016 down 15.7% rising
64 Ireland 0.1% 2016 up 4.5% volatile
65 Slovenia 0.1% 2016 up 75.7% falling
66 Netherlands 0.1% 2016 up 99.5% volatile
67 United States of America 0.1% 2018 down 32.4% falling
68 Lithuania 0.0% 2016 up 33.2% volatile
69 Montenegro 0.0% 2010 up 42.8% volatile
70 Latvia 0.0% 2016 up 75.0% falling
71 Estonia 0.0% 2016 up 35.0% rising
72 Hungary 0.0% 2016 down 37.1% volatile
73 Germany 0.0% 2011 down 57.2% falling
74 Bulgaria 0.0% 2016 down 51.1% falling
75 Sweden 0.0% 2016 up 13.5% rising
76 Norway 0.0% 2016 up 3.5% rising
77 Denmark 0.0% 2016 up 19.4% volatile
78 Luxembourg 0.0% 2016 up 10.8% volatile
79 Croatia 0.0% 2016 down 8.7% falling
80 Albania 0.0% 2019 volatile
81 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0% 2019 volatile
81 Georgia 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
81 Guinea 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
81 Guatemala 0.0% 2019 volatile
81 Honduras 0.0% 2019 down 100.0% falling
81 Iceland 0.0% 2015 down 100.0% falling
81 Kazakhstan 0.0% 2018 volatile
81 Kenya 0.0% 2019 down 100.0% volatile
81 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
81 North Macedonia 0.0% 2020 volatile
81 Mongolia 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
81 Mauritius 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% falling
81 Malawi 0.0% 2019 down 100.0% volatile
81 Namibia 0.0% 2015 volatile
81 Niger 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
81 Paraguay 0.0% 2021 volatile
81 Romania 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
81 Russian Federation 0.0% 2016 down 100.0% volatile
81 Senegal 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
81 El Salvador 0.0% 2019 down 100.0% falling
81 Serbia 0.0% 2018 volatile
81 Togo 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
81 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% 2011 down 100.0% volatile
81 Ukraine 0.0% 2014 down 100.0% rising

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Indicator
Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
105 places, 1,488 data points, 1970–2021
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