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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |