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Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) by country

Countries reporting
106
Highest
0.7%
Togo
Lowest
0.0%
Russia
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,503

What the numbers show

Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) is currently reported for 106 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 46 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Togo 0.7% 2018 down 8.3% 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 Djibouti 0.3% 2017 up 5.5% falling
39 Brazil 0.3% 2021 up 4.8% falling
40 Guatemala 0.3% 2019 down 23.5% falling
41 Georgia 0.3% 2020 down 15.7% volatile
42 Mongolia 0.3% 2021 down 7.2% falling
43 Belize 0.3% 1999 up 14.7% rising
44 Uruguay 0.3% 2021 up 14.3% flat
45 Laos 0.2% 2018 down 70.5% falling
46 Rwanda 0.2% 2021 up 115.3% falling
47 Kosovo 0.2% 2017 up 2.7% rising
47 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.2% 2017 up 2.7% rising
49 Mexico 0.2% 2020 down 7.5% falling
50 Greece 0.2% 2016 up 4.5% falling
51 Argentina 0.2% 2021 up 21.2% rising
52 Malawi 0.2% 2019 down 67.7% volatile
53 Kyrgyzstan 0.2% 2020 up 11.0% rising
54 Chile 0.2% 2017 down 0.1% falling
55 Costa Rica 0.2% 2021 up 3.4% falling
56 Romania 0.2% 2018 up 21.3% falling
57 Turkey 0.2% 2019 down 21.5% falling
58 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2% 2011 up 0.3% rising
59 Mauritius 0.2% 2017 up 0.8% falling
60 Albania 0.2% 2019 down 48.4% falling
61 Tunisia 0.2% 2015 down 15.7% falling
62 Palestine 0.2% 2017 down 41.6% falling
63 Italy 0.2% 2016 down 6.6% falling
64 South Korea 0.1% 2017 down 20.2% falling
65 Belgium 0.1% 2003 down 13.6% falling
66 Egypt 0.1% 2019 up 13.3% rising
67 Serbia 0.1% 2018 down 12.5% volatile
68 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1% 2019 down 8.4% rising
69 Moldova 0.1% 2021 down 66.7% rising
70 Czechia 0.1% 2016 up 11.3% falling
71 Slovakia 0.1% 2016 up 72.8% rising
72 Spain 0.1% 2016 up 4.7% falling
73 Austria 0.1% 2003 down 1.1% flat
74 Puerto Rico 0.1% 2005 up 14.4% rising
75 Namibia 0.1% 2015 down 56.3% flat
76 Netherlands 0.1% 2016 up 37.0% falling
77 United Kingdom 0.1% 2016 up 15.2% falling
78 Kazakhstan 0.1% 2018 — volatile
79 Jordan 0.1% 2016 down 5.6% falling
80 South Africa 0.1% 2020 up 3.0% rising
81 North Macedonia 0.1% 2020 down 25.7% rising
82 France 0.1% 2016 up 76.2% rising
83 Finland 0.1% 2016 up 7.0% falling
84 Ireland 0.1% 2016 down 16.2% falling
85 Montenegro 0.1% 2010 up 144.9% rising
86 Portugal 0.1% 2016 down 35.9% volatile
87 Cyprus 0.1% 2016 down 12.9% falling
88 Poland 0.1% 2019 down 45.6% falling
89 Slovenia 0.1% 2016 up 35.4% falling
90 Iceland 0.1% 2015 down 18.0% falling
91 Lithuania 0.1% 2016 up 3.6% falling
92 Malta 0.1% 2016 down 23.3% falling
93 Latvia 0.1% 2016 up 41.2% falling
94 Hungary 0.1% 2016 down 20.4% falling
95 Norway 0.1% 2016 up 12.2% rising
96 United States 0.1% 2018 down 39.9% falling
97 Sweden 0.1% 2016 down 1.5% flat
98 Bulgaria 0.1% 2016 down 52.4% falling
99 Estonia 0.1% 2016 up 21.7% falling
100 Ukraine 0.1% 2014 up 47.9% rising
101 Croatia 0.0% 2016 down 8.4% falling
102 Denmark 0.0% 2016 down 11.1% volatile
103 Germany 0.0% 2011 down 60.4% falling
104 Luxembourg 0.0% 2016 down 15.0% falling
105 Belarus 0.0% 2010 down 96.8% falling
106 Russia 0.0% 2016 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
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
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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