Self-employed workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) by country

Countries reporting
106
Highest
0.4%
Mozambique
Lowest
0.0%
Russia
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,503

What the numbers show

Self-employed workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) is currently reported for 106 countries. The highest value is 0.4% in Mozambique; the lowest is 0.0% in Russia.

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

Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Nepal (up 249.2%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 100.0%).

Self-employed workers, aged 15-24: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Mozambique 0.4% 2014 up 43.3% rising
2 Guinea 0.4% 2018 up 38.1% rising
3 Gambia 0.4% 2020 down 8.5% falling
4 Nigeria 0.4% 2012 down 20.0% rising
5 Zambia 0.4% 2015 down 47.5% volatile
6 Colombia 0.4% 2021 up 15.0% rising
7 Kenya 0.4% 2019 up 80.6% rising
8 Romania 0.3% 2018 up 65.2% flat
9 Dominican Republic 0.3% 2013 up 10.0% rising
10 Ethiopia 0.3% 2021 up 16.6% rising
11 Madagascar 0.3% 2012 up 3.8% volatile
12 Venezuela 0.3% 2006 up 33.3% rising
13 Bangladesh 0.3% 2016 up 3.0% rising
14 Tanzania 0.3% 2020 down 47.4% volatile
15 Panama 0.3% 2021 up 77.4% falling
16 Togo 0.3% 2018 down 16.3% falling
17 Djibouti 0.2% 2017 up 57.3% rising
18 Albania 0.2% 2019 up 110.1% volatile
19 Jamaica 0.2% 2002 down 14.5% falling
20 Niger 0.2% 2018 down 69.4% falling
21 Argentina 0.2% 2021 up 123.2% rising
22 Pakistan 0.2% 2020 up 9.1% falling
23 Bolivia 0.2% 2021 up 28.2% rising
24 Senegal 0.2% 2018 down 55.3% volatile
25 Moldova 0.2% 2021 down 46.0% rising
26 Uruguay 0.2% 2021 up 65.0% rising
27 Uganda 0.2% 2016 down 17.4% volatile
28 Armenia 0.2% 2020 up 137.8% rising
29 Ghana 0.2% 2016 down 34.1% volatile
30 Brazil 0.2% 2021 up 43.7% rising
31 Rwanda 0.2% 2021 up 86.5% falling
32 Mongolia 0.1% 2021 down 56.6% falling
33 India 0.1% 2019 up 17.6% falling
34 Paraguay 0.1% 2021 up 17.4% falling
35 Kosovo 0.1% 2017 down 40.0% falling
35 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.1% 2017 down 40.0% falling
37 Kazakhstan 0.1% 2018 — volatile
38 Laos 0.1% 2018 down 83.1% volatile
39 Peru 0.1% 2021 down 1.4% falling
40 Nepal 0.1% 2014 up 249.2% volatile
41 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% 2020 down 51.1% falling
42 Ecuador 0.1% 2021 up 5.8% rising
43 Chile 0.1% 2017 up 40.2% falling
44 Morocco 0.1% 2013 up 64.9% rising
45 Indonesia 0.1% 2019 down 33.7% falling
46 Thailand 0.1% 2021 up 39.6% rising
47 Nicaragua 0.1% 2014 up 6.4% falling
48 Honduras 0.1% 2019 down 10.9% rising
49 Malawi 0.1% 2019 down 85.7% volatile
50 El Salvador 0.1% 2019 down 15.0% flat
51 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% 2011 up 15.8% rising
52 Palestine 0.1% 2017 down 7.9% rising
53 Montenegro 0.1% 2010 up 218.9% volatile
54 Italy 0.1% 2016 up 34.8% rising
55 Sri Lanka 0.1% 2019 down 11.5% falling
56 Belize 0.1% 1999 up 5.0% rising
57 Costa Rica 0.1% 2021 up 15.8% flat
58 Cambodia 0.1% 2012 down 42.9% falling
59 Philippines 0.1% 2019 down 10.1% falling
60 Guatemala 0.1% 2019 down 29.2% falling
61 Slovakia 0.1% 2016 up 77.9% rising
62 Egypt 0.1% 2019 up 30.0% rising
63 Mexico 0.1% 2020 up 6.7% rising
64 South Africa 0.1% 2020 up 20.6% volatile
65 Greece 0.1% 2016 up 39.0% rising
66 Czechia 0.1% 2016 up 31.1% rising
67 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1% 2019 down 31.8% falling
68 Serbia 0.1% 2018 down 6.2% volatile
69 Tunisia 0.1% 2015 down 4.0% falling
70 Namibia 0.1% 2015 down 85.8% volatile
71 Georgia 0.1% 2020 down 36.3% volatile
72 Ukraine 0.0% 2014 up 45.3% rising
73 Mauritius 0.0% 2017 down 24.3% falling
74 Netherlands 0.0% 2016 up 24.2% rising
75 Portugal 0.0% 2016 up 152.6% volatile
76 Jordan 0.0% 2016 up 45.9% flat
77 Belgium 0.0% 2003 down 37.3% falling
78 North Macedonia 0.0% 2020 down 30.6% rising
79 Puerto Rico 0.0% 2005 up 35.4% rising
80 United Kingdom 0.0% 2016 up 116.7% flat
81 Spain 0.0% 2016 up 91.7% falling
82 Bulgaria 0.0% 2016 up 14.1% falling
83 Latvia 0.0% 2016 up 149.8% rising
84 Cyprus 0.0% 2016 down 24.2% falling
85 Lithuania 0.0% 2016 up 60.1% volatile
86 Turkey 0.0% 2019 down 39.3% falling
87 Finland 0.0% 2016 up 9.2% falling
88 South Korea 0.0% 2017 up 43.5% falling
89 Slovenia 0.0% 2016 down 4.8% volatile
90 Poland 0.0% 2019 down 48.1% falling
91 France 0.0% 2016 down 26.2% volatile
92 United States 0.0% 2018 down 24.2% falling
93 Malta 0.0% 2016 down 41.5% falling
94 Norway 0.0% 2016 up 27.3% falling
95 Austria 0.0% 2003 up 14.8% rising
96 Croatia 0.0% 2016 down 33.5% falling
97 Hungary 0.0% 2016 down 69.1% falling
98 Iceland 0.0% 2015 up 1.0% flat
99 Sweden 0.0% 2016 down 23.9% falling
100 Estonia 0.0% 2016 down 20.0% volatile
101 Germany 0.0% 2011 down 58.0% volatile
102 Denmark 0.0% 2016 down 69.3% volatile
103 Ireland 0.0% 2016 down 75.8% volatile
104 Belarus 0.0% 2010 down 96.0% volatile
105 Luxembourg 0.0% 2016 down 100.0% volatile
105 Russia 0.0% 2016 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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