Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
94
Highest
0.5%
Gambia
Lowest
0.0%
Russia
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,312
What the numbers show
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 0.5% in Gambia; the lowest is 0.0% in Russia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 0.2%.
Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Namibia (up 1,203.1%), and the largest decrease in Russia (down 100.0%).
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gambia | 0.5% | 2020 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 2 | Tanzania | 0.5% | 2020 | up 25.9% | falling |
| 3 | Mozambique | 0.5% | 2014 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 4 | Zambia | 0.5% | 2015 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 5 | Madagascar | 0.4% | 2012 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 6 | Ghana | 0.4% | 2016 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 7 | Senegal | 0.4% | 2018 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 8 | Colombia | 0.4% | 2021 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 9 | Bolivia | 0.4% | 2021 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 0.4% | 2021 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 11 | Malawi | 0.4% | 2019 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 12 | Ecuador | 0.4% | 2021 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 0.3% | 2016 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 14 | Uganda | 0.3% | 2016 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 0.3% | 2013 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 16 | Peru | 0.3% | 2021 | up 11.3% | flat |
| 17 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2012 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 18 | Pakistan | 0.3% | 2020 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 19 | Venezuela | 0.3% | 2002 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 20 | Nicaragua | 0.3% | 2014 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 21 | Indonesia | 0.3% | 2019 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 22 | Rwanda | 0.3% | 2021 | up 46.3% | falling |
| 23 | Morocco | 0.3% | 2013 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 24 | Panama | 0.3% | 2021 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 25 | Nepal | 0.3% | 2014 | up 78.2% | rising |
| 26 | Thailand | 0.3% | 2021 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 27 | Laos | 0.3% | 2018 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 28 | Djibouti | 0.3% | 2017 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 29 | El Salvador | 0.3% | 2019 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 30 | India | 0.3% | 2019 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 31 | Honduras | 0.2% | 2019 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 32 | Brazil | 0.2% | 2021 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 33 | Paraguay | 0.2% | 2021 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 34 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2021 | up 23.6% | flat |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 0.2% | 2019 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 36 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2002 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 37 | Argentina | 0.2% | 2021 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 38 | Guatemala | 0.2% | 2019 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 39 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2% | 2020 | up 529.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Philippines | 0.2% | 2019 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 41 | Belize | 0.2% | 1999 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 42 | Kosovo | 0.2% | 2017 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 42 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.2% | 2017 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 44 | Chile | 0.2% | 2017 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 45 | Armenia | 0.2% | 2020 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 46 | Mexico | 0.2% | 2020 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 0.2% | 2021 | up 11.2% | flat |
| 48 | Mongolia | 0.2% | 2021 | up 705.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Georgia | 0.2% | 2020 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Palestine | 0.2% | 2017 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 51 | Greece | 0.1% | 2016 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 52 | Italy | 0.1% | 2016 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 53 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 54 | Tunisia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 55 | Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2003 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 57 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2019 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 58 | South Korea | 0.1% | 2017 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 59 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 60 | Turkey | 0.1% | 2013 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 61 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2004 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 62 | Spain | 0.1% | 2016 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 63 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2016 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 64 | United Kingdom | 0.1% | 2016 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 65 | Namibia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 1,203.1% | rising |
| 66 | Austria | 0.1% | 2003 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 67 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2020 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 70 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | up 82.1% | rising |
| 71 | Finland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 29.6% | falling |
| 72 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2016 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 73 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2016 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 74 | Malta | 0.1% | 2016 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 75 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2015 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 76 | Romania | 0.1% | 2018 | up 78.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Norway | 0.1% | 2016 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 78 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 79 | North Macedonia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 80 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 81 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 134.9% | falling |
| 82 | Serbia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2016 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2016 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 85 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 86 | United States | 0.1% | 2018 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2016 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 88 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2014 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 89 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2016 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Germany | 0.0% | 2011 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 91 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 92 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2016 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2010 | down 97.2% | falling |
| 94 | Russia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |