Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) by country
Countries reporting
106
Highest
0.8%
Malawi
Lowest
0.0%
Belarus
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,503
What the numbers show
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) is currently reported for 106 countries. The highest value is 0.8% 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 690.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 71 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 92.7%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 97.0%).
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 25-64: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malawi | 0.8% | 2019 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 0.8% | 2021 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 3 | Madagascar | 0.8% | 2012 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 4 | Togo | 0.8% | 2018 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 5 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.8% | 2020 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 6 | Mozambique | 0.8% | 2014 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 7 | Guinea | 0.8% | 2018 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 8 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.8% | 2018 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 9 | Nepal | 0.8% | 2014 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 10 | Nigeria | 0.7% | 2012 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 11 | Zambia | 0.7% | 2015 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 12 | Uganda | 0.7% | 2016 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 13 | Ghana | 0.7% | 2016 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 14 | Niger | 0.7% | 2018 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 15 | Senegal | 0.6% | 2018 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 16 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.6% | 2021 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 17 | Cambodia | 0.6% | 2012 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 18 | Gambia | 0.6% | 2020 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 19 | Pakistan | 0.6% | 2020 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 0.5% | 2016 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 21 | India | 0.5% | 2019 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 22 | Peru | 0.5% | 2021 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 23 | Thailand | 0.5% | 2021 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 24 | Ecuador | 0.5% | 2021 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 25 | Indonesia | 0.5% | 2019 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 26 | Colombia | 0.5% | 2021 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 27 | Kenya | 0.5% | 2019 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 28 | Morocco | 0.5% | 2013 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 29 | Georgia | 0.4% | 2020 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 0.4% | 2013 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 31 | Nicaragua | 0.4% | 2014 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 32 | Paraguay | 0.4% | 2021 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 33 | Jamaica | 0.4% | 2002 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 34 | Honduras | 0.4% | 2019 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 35 | Armenia | 0.4% | 2020 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 36 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.4% | 2006 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 37 | Panama | 0.3% | 2021 | up 27.7% | flat |
| 38 | El Salvador | 0.3% | 2019 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 39 | Philippines | 0.3% | 2019 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 40 | Guatemala | 0.3% | 2019 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 41 | Sri Lanka | 0.3% | 2019 | down 14.8% | flat |
| 42 | Djibouti | 0.3% | 2017 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 43 | Brazil | 0.3% | 2021 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 44 | Belize | 0.3% | 1999 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 45 | Kosovo | 0.3% | 2017 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 45 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.3% | 2017 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 47 | Mongolia | 0.3% | 2021 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 48 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3% | 2020 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 49 | Türkiye | 0.3% | 2019 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 50 | Uruguay | 0.3% | 2021 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 51 | Rwanda | 0.3% | 2021 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 52 | Mexico | 0.3% | 2020 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 53 | Greece | 0.3% | 2016 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 54 | Argentina | 0.2% | 2021 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 55 | Romania | 0.2% | 2018 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 56 | Chile | 0.2% | 2017 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 0.2% | 2021 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 58 | Serbia | 0.2% | 2018 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Egypt | 0.2% | 2019 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 60 | Republic of Korea | 0.2% | 2017 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 61 | Tunisia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 62 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.2% | 2011 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 63 | Palestine, State of | 0.2% | 2017 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 64 | Mauritius | 0.2% | 2017 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 65 | Italy | 0.2% | 2016 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 66 | Albania | 0.2% | 2019 | down 70.6% | falling |
| 67 | Poland | 0.2% | 2019 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.2% | 2019 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 69 | Belgium | 0.2% | 2003 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Austria | 0.1% | 2003 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 72 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | down 67.9% | rising |
| 73 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 74 | Namibia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 75 | North Macedonia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 35.2% | rising |
| 76 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 77 | Spain | 0.1% | 2016 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 78 | Puerto Rico | 0.1% | 2005 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 79 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2016 | up 31.9% | falling |
| 80 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2016 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 81 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 82 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2020 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 83 | Montenegro | 0.1% | 2010 | up 92.7% | rising |
| 84 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 85 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 86 | Finland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 87 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2016 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 88 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2016 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2016 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 90 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 33.6% | falling |
| 91 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2015 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 92 | Malta | 0.1% | 2016 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 93 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 29.2% | falling |
| 94 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 95 | Norway | 0.1% | 2016 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2016 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 97 | United States of America | 0.1% | 2018 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 98 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2016 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 99 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 100 | Ukraine | 0.1% | 2014 | up 40.9% | falling |
| 101 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 102 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2016 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 103 | Germany | 0.0% | 2011 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 104 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2016 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 105 | Russian Federation | 0.0% | 2016 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2010 | down 97.0% | falling |