Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) by country
Countries reporting
104
Highest
0.7%
Togo
Lowest
0.0%
Russia
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,488
What the numbers show
Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) is currently reported for 104 countries. The highest value is 0.7% in Togo; 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 44 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Nepal (up 217.2%), and the largest decrease in Russia (down 100.0%).
Self-employed workers, aged 25-64: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Togo | 0.7% | 2018 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 1 | Djibouti | 0.3% | 2017 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 2 | Mozambique | 0.7% | 2014 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 3 | Guinea | 0.7% | 2018 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 0.6% | 2021 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 5 | Zambia | 0.6% | 2015 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 6 | Tanzania | 0.6% | 2020 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 7 | Niger | 0.6% | 2018 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 8 | Nigeria | 0.6% | 2012 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 9 | Ghana | 0.6% | 2016 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 10 | Madagascar | 0.6% | 2012 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 11 | Gambia | 0.6% | 2020 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 12 | Senegal | 0.5% | 2018 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 13 | Uganda | 0.5% | 2016 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 14 | Bolivia | 0.5% | 2021 | up 23.0% | flat |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 0.5% | 2016 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 16 | Kenya | 0.5% | 2019 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 17 | Colombia | 0.4% | 2021 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 18 | Cambodia | 0.4% | 2012 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 0.4% | 2013 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 20 | Peru | 0.4% | 2021 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 21 | Pakistan | 0.4% | 2020 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 22 | Ecuador | 0.4% | 2021 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 23 | Jamaica | 0.4% | 2002 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 24 | Indonesia | 0.4% | 2019 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 25 | Venezuela | 0.4% | 2006 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 26 | India | 0.4% | 2019 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 27 | Nepal | 0.4% | 2014 | up 217.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Nicaragua | 0.3% | 2014 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 29 | Paraguay | 0.3% | 2021 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 30 | Honduras | 0.3% | 2019 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 31 | Thailand | 0.3% | 2021 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 32 | Morocco | 0.3% | 2013 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 33 | Armenia | 0.3% | 2020 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 34 | Panama | 0.3% | 2021 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 0.3% | 2019 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 36 | El Salvador | 0.3% | 2019 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 37 | Philippines | 0.3% | 2019 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 38 | Brazil | 0.3% | 2021 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 39 | Guatemala | 0.3% | 2019 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 40 | Georgia | 0.3% | 2020 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Mongolia | 0.3% | 2021 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 42 | Belize | 0.3% | 1999 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 43 | Uruguay | 0.3% | 2021 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 44 | Laos | 0.2% | 2018 | down 70.5% | falling |
| 45 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2021 | up 115.3% | falling |
| 46 | Mexico | 0.2% | 2020 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 47 | Greece | 0.2% | 2016 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 48 | Argentina | 0.2% | 2021 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 49 | Malawi | 0.2% | 2019 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2% | 2020 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 51 | Chile | 0.2% | 2017 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 52 | Costa Rica | 0.2% | 2021 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 53 | Romania | 0.2% | 2018 | up 21.3% | falling |
| 54 | Turkey | 0.2% | 2019 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 55 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.2% | 2011 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 56 | Mauritius | 0.2% | 2017 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 57 | Albania | 0.2% | 2019 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 58 | Tunisia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 59 | Palestine | 0.2% | 2017 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 60 | Italy | 0.2% | 2016 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 61 | South Korea | 0.1% | 2017 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 62 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2003 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 63 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2019 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 64 | Serbia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1% | 2019 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 66 | Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | down 66.7% | rising |
| 67 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 68 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 72.8% | rising |
| 69 | Spain | 0.1% | 2016 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 70 | Austria | 0.1% | 2003 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 71 | Puerto Rico | 0.1% | 2005 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 72 | Namibia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 56.3% | flat |
| 73 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2016 | up 37.0% | falling |
| 74 | United Kingdom | 0.1% | 2016 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2016 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 77 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2020 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 78 | North Macedonia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 79 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 80 | Finland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 81 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 82 | Montenegro | 0.1% | 2010 | up 144.9% | rising |
| 83 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2016 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2016 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 85 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 86 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 35.4% | falling |
| 87 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2015 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 88 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2016 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 89 | Malta | 0.1% | 2016 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 90 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 41.2% | falling |
| 91 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 92 | Norway | 0.1% | 2016 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 93 | United States | 0.1% | 2018 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 94 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2016 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 95 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2016 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 96 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 21.7% | falling |
| 97 | Ukraine | 0.1% | 2014 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 98 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 99 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2016 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Germany | 0.0% | 2011 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 101 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2016 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 102 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2010 | down 96.8% | falling |
| 103 | Russia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 0.2%