Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
LabourWB WDIwb_wdi:SL.EMP.SELF.MA.ZS•% of male employment•1991 → 2025•187 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
LabourWB WDI
Coverage
187
Frequency
yearly
Range
1991 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 14.96%
14.96% – 20.69%
20.69% – 29.1%
29.1% – 39.74%
39.74% – 50.32%
50.32% – 66.32%
> 66.32%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
187 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Countries
187
Median
32.6%
Mean
38%
25th pctl
18.5%
75th pctl
55.6%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
ChadMadagascarNiger
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChadTCD | 88.07% | 2025 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 86.14% | 2025 | |
| NigerNER | 84.61% | 2025 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 83.04% | 2025 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 83.02% | 2025 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 82.77% | 2025 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 82.69% | 2025 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 82.57% | 2025 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 80.37% | 2025 | |
| South SudanSSD | 80.34% | 2023 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 79.75% | 2025 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 78.95% | 2025 | |
| BurundiBDI | 78.71% | 2025 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 77.16% | 2025 | |
| GuineaGIN | 76.3% | 2025 | |
| BeninBEN | 75.56% | 2025 | |
| UgandaUGA | 73.72% | 2025 | |
| IndiaIND | 73.34% | 2025 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 73.08% | 2025 | |
| MaliMLI | 72.98% | 2025 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 72.37% | 2025 | |
| NepalNPL | 71.38% | 2025 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 70.7% | 2025 | |
| HaitiHTI | 70.18% | 2025 | |
| TogoTGO | 68.6% | 2025 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 67% | 2025 | |
| AngolaAGO | 66.46% | 2025 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 66.21% | 2025 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 65.65% | 2025 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 64.52% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 64.49% | 2025 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 63.39% | 2025 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 63.33% | 2025 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 63.32% | 2025 | |
| CameroonCMR | 62.46% | 2025 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 62.44% | 2025 | |
| GhanaGHA | 61.84% | 2025 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 61% | 2025 | |
| BhutanBTN | 60.95% | 2025 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 60.45% | 2025 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 58.84% | 2025 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 58.14% | 2025 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 57.83% | 2025 | |
| SenegalSEN | 57.5% | 2025 | |
| KenyaKEN | 56.68% | 2025 | |
| MalawiMWI | 55.63% | 2025 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 55.6% | 2025 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 53.62% | 2025 | |
| PakistanPAK | 52.29% | 2025 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 51.86% | 2025 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 51.84% | 2025 | |
| ThailandTHA | 51.48% | 2025 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 50.73% | 2025 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 50.46% | 2025 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 49.45% | 2025 | |
| ComorosCOM | 49.33% | 2025 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 49.06% | 2025 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 48.72% | 2025 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 48.7% | 2025 | |
| PeruPER | 48.61% | 2025 | |
| SamoaWSM | 48.48% | 2025 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 47.67% | 2025 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 46.81% | 2025 | |
| EcuadorECU | 46.59% | 2025 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 46.47% | 2025 | |
| EritreaERI | 46.39% | 2025 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 45.75% | 2025 | |
| SudanSDN | 44.21% | 2022 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 44.05% | 2025 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 44.03% | 2025 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 43.6% | 2025 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 42.9% | 2025 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 42.9% | 2025 | |
| PanamaPAN | 42.9% | 2025 | |
| LesothoLSO | 42.17% | 2025 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 41.91% | 2025 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 41.43% | 2025 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 41.08% | 2025 | |
| TongaTON | 40.9% | 2025 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 40.14% | 2025 | |
| ChinaCHN | 39.57% | 2025 | |
| HondurasHND | 38.75% | 2025 | |
| RwandaRWA | 37.37% | 2025 | |
| FijiFJI | 34.94% | 2025 | |
| GreeceGRC | 34.89% | 2025 | |
| BrazilBRA | 34.5% | 2025 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 34.36% | 2025 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 34.11% | 2025 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 33.73% | 2025 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 33.7% | 2025 | |
| LebanonLBN | 33.05% | 2023 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 32.98% | 2025 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 32.62% | 2025 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 32.6% | 2025 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 32.1% | 2025 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 32.02% | 2025 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 31.61% | 2025 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 31.58% | 2025 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 31.43% | 2025 | |
| IraqIRQ | 30.96% | 2025 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 30.8% | 2025 | |
| MexicoMEX | 30.73% | 2025 | |
| UruguayURY | 29.96% | 2025 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 29.69% | 2025 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 29.61% | 2025 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 29.33% | 2025 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 29.16% | 2025 | |
| GabonGAB | 28.95% | 2025 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 28.82% | 2025 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 28.77% | 2025 | |
| CubaCUB | 28.71% | 2025 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 28.09% | 2025 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 27.62% | 2025 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 27.52% | 2025 | |
| LibyaLBY | 27.14% | 2025 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 26.82% | 2025 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 26.21% | 2025 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 25.76% | 2025 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 25.72% | 2025 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 25.3% | 2025 | |
| ItalyITA | 24.96% | 2025 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 24.87% | 2025 | |
| ChileCHL | 24.78% | 2025 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 24.01% | 2022 | |
| SurinameSUR | 23.68% | 2025 | |
| PolandPOL | 23.39% | 2025 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 23.2% | 2025 | |
| UkraineUKR | 22.64% | 2021 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 22.54% | 2025 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 22.33% | 2025 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 21.74% | 2025 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 21.46% | 2025 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 21.05% | 2025 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 20.64% | 2025 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 20.41% | 2025 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 20.37% | 2025 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 19.61% | 2025 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 19.53% | 2025 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 19.4% | 2025 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 19.29% | 2025 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 18.47% | 2025 | |
| IrelandIRL | 18.28% | 2025 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 17.72% | 2025 | |
| SpainESP | 17.49% | 2025 | |
| PortugalPRT | 17.49% | 2025 | |
| GuamGUM | 17.39% | 2025 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 17.33% | 2025 | |
| IcelandISL | 17.15% | 2025 | |
| RomaniaROU | 17.02% | 2025 | |
| MaltaMLT | 16.92% | 2025 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 16.65% | 2025 | |
| FinlandFIN | 16.62% | 2025 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 16.56% | 2025 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 16.55% | 2025 | |
| EstoniaEST | 16.47% | 2025 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 16.16% | 2025 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 16.16% | 2025 | |
| LatviaLVA | 15.86% | 2025 | |
| FranceFRA | 15.62% | 2025 | |
| CanadaCAN | 15.31% | 2025 | |
| AustriaAUT | 14.49% | 2025 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 14.36% | 2025 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 14.33% | 2025 | |
| IsraelISR | 14.19% | 2025 | |
| HungaryHUN | 14.12% | 2025 | |
| SwedenSWE | 13.77% | 2025 | |
| JordanJOR | 12.9% | 2025 | |
| Channel IslandsCHI | 11.8% | 2025 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 11.79% | 2025 | |
| CyprusCYP | 11.75% | 2025 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 10.88% | 2025 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 10.8% | 2025 | |
| JapanJPN | 10.33% | 2025 | |
| GermanyDEU | 10.13% | 2025 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 9.86% | 2025 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 9.42% | 2025 | |
| United StatesUSA | 7.98% | 2025 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 7.05% | 2025 | |
| BelarusBLR | 7% | 2025 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 6.26% | 2025 | |
| NorwayNOR | 6.23% | 2025 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 5.28% | 2025 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 5.03% | 2025 | |
| OmanOMN | 4.73% | 2025 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 3.68% | 2025 | |
| BahrainBHR | 2.25% | 2025 | |
| QatarQAT | 0.74% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)