Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
107
Highest
0.9%
Malawi
Lowest
0.0%
Belarus
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,597
What the numbers show
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 0.9% in Malawi; the lowest is 0.0% in Belarus.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 0.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 688.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 69 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 94.1%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 96.9%).
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malawi | 0.9% | 2019 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 0.9% | 2021 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 3 | Madagascar | 0.8% | 2012 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 4 | Togo | 0.8% | 2018 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 5 | Guinea | 0.8% | 2018 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 6 | Mozambique | 0.8% | 2014 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 7 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.8% | 2020 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 8 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.8% | 2018 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 9 | Nepal | 0.8% | 2014 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 10 | Nigeria | 0.8% | 2012 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 11 | Zambia | 0.8% | 2015 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 12 | Niger | 0.7% | 2018 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 13 | Uganda | 0.7% | 2016 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 14 | Ghana | 0.7% | 2016 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 15 | Senegal | 0.6% | 2018 | down 14.5% | flat |
| 16 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.6% | 2021 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 17 | Gambia | 0.6% | 2020 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 18 | Pakistan | 0.6% | 2020 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 19 | Cambodia | 0.5% | 2012 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 20 | Peru | 0.5% | 2021 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 21 | India | 0.5% | 2019 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 22 | Bangladesh | 0.5% | 2016 | down 20.1% | flat |
| 23 | Thailand | 0.5% | 2021 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 24 | Ecuador | 0.5% | 2021 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 25 | Colombia | 0.5% | 2021 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 26 | Morocco | 0.5% | 2013 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 27 | Kenya | 0.5% | 2019 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 28 | Indonesia | 0.5% | 2019 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 29 | Georgia | 0.4% | 2020 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 0.4% | 2013 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 31 | Nicaragua | 0.4% | 2014 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 32 | Honduras | 0.4% | 2019 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 33 | Paraguay | 0.4% | 2021 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 34 | Armenia | 0.4% | 2020 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 35 | Jamaica | 0.4% | 2002 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 36 | Panama | 0.4% | 2021 | up 33.7% | flat |
| 37 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.4% | 2006 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 38 | El Salvador | 0.3% | 2019 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 39 | Philippines | 0.3% | 2019 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 40 | Guatemala | 0.3% | 2019 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 41 | Djibouti | 0.3% | 2017 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 0.3% | 2019 | down 16.4% | flat |
| 43 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3% | 2020 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 44 | Brazil | 0.3% | 2021 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 45 | Kosovo | 0.3% | 2017 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 45 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.3% | 2017 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 47 | Mongolia | 0.3% | 2021 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 48 | Türkiye | 0.3% | 2019 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 49 | Uruguay | 0.3% | 2021 | up 17.0% | flat |
| 50 | Belize | 0.3% | 1999 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 51 | Greece | 0.2% | 2016 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 52 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2021 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 53 | Mexico | 0.2% | 2020 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 54 | Romania | 0.2% | 2018 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 55 | Argentina | 0.2% | 2021 | up 26.4% | falling |
| 56 | Chile | 0.2% | 2017 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 0.2% | 2021 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 58 | Egypt | 0.2% | 2019 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 59 | Serbia | 0.2% | 2018 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Tunisia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 61 | Republic of Korea | 0.2% | 2017 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 62 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.2% | 2011 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 63 | Albania | 0.2% | 2019 | down 70.5% | falling |
| 64 | Italy | 0.2% | 2016 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 65 | Palestine, State of | 0.2% | 2017 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 66 | Mauritius | 0.2% | 2017 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 67 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.2% | 2019 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 68 | Poland | 0.2% | 2019 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | down 67.8% | rising |
| 71 | North Macedonia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 38.7% | rising |
| 72 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 73 | Namibia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 68.6% | falling |
| 74 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 76.4% | rising |
| 75 | Spain | 0.1% | 2016 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 76 | Puerto Rico | 0.1% | 2005 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 77 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2016 | up 33.4% | falling |
| 78 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2020 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 79 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 80 | Montenegro | 0.1% | 2010 | up 94.1% | rising |
| 81 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2016 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 82 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 83 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2016 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 84 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 85 | Finland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 86 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2016 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2016 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 88 | Australia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 89 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 34.0% | falling |
| 90 | Austria | 0.1% | 2016 | up 62.8% | falling |
| 91 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2016 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 92 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2015 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 93 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 34.5% | falling |
| 94 | Malta | 0.1% | 2016 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 95 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 96 | Norway | 0.1% | 2016 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 97 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2016 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 98 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2016 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 99 | Ukraine | 0.1% | 2014 | up 39.6% | falling |
| 100 | United States of America | 0.1% | 2018 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 101 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 23.2% | falling |
| 102 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 103 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2016 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 104 | Germany | 0.0% | 2011 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 105 | Russian Federation | 0.0% | 2016 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2016 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 107 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2010 | down 96.9% | falling |