Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
LabourWB WDIwb_wdi:SL.EMP.SELF.ZS•% of total 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, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 12.14%
12.14% – 17.29%
17.29% – 27.36%
27.36% – 39.36%
39.36% – 52.6%
52.6% – 75.15%
> 75.15%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
187 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Countries
187
Median
31.7%
Mean
38.5%
25th pctl
15.7%
75th pctl
58.8%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
ChadNigerSierra Leone
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChadTCD | 91.56% | 2025 | |
| NigerNER | 89.48% | 2025 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 88.81% | 2025 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 88.32% | 2025 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 86.15% | 2025 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 85.4% | 2025 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 85.34% | 2025 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 85.31% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 85.08% | 2025 | |
| BurundiBDI | 84.85% | 2025 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 84.31% | 2025 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 83.4% | 2025 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 82.6% | 2025 | |
| South SudanSSD | 82.55% | 2023 | |
| GuineaGIN | 81.95% | 2025 | |
| UgandaUGA | 80.53% | 2025 | |
| BeninBEN | 79.83% | 2025 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 78.67% | 2025 | |
| NepalNPL | 78.58% | 2025 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 78.34% | 2025 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 77.14% | 2025 | |
| HaitiHTI | 76.83% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 76.76% | 2025 | |
| TogoTGO | 76.62% | 2025 | |
| MaliMLI | 76.35% | 2025 | |
| AngolaAGO | 75.9% | 2025 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 75.47% | 2025 | |
| IndiaIND | 74.9% | 2025 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 74.86% | 2025 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 71.73% | 2025 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 70.97% | 2025 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 70.78% | 2025 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 69.94% | 2025 | |
| BhutanBTN | 69.51% | 2025 | |
| CameroonCMR | 69.28% | 2025 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 68.61% | 2025 | |
| GhanaGHA | 67.46% | 2025 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 66.98% | 2025 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 66.27% | 2025 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 65.47% | 2025 | |
| KenyaKEN | 64.8% | 2025 | |
| SenegalSEN | 64.32% | 2025 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 62.05% | 2025 | |
| MalawiMWI | 61.26% | 2025 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 61.04% | 2025 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 60.62% | 2025 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 58.78% | 2025 | |
| ComorosCOM | 57.9% | 2025 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 57.45% | 2025 | |
| PakistanPAK | 57% | 2025 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 55.52% | 2025 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 53.35% | 2025 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 53.34% | 2025 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 52.64% | 2025 | |
| EritreaERI | 52.37% | 2025 | |
| EcuadorECU | 52.33% | 2025 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 52.18% | 2025 | |
| PeruPER | 51.35% | 2025 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 51.12% | 2025 | |
| ThailandTHA | 50.7% | 2025 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 50.28% | 2025 | |
| SudanSDN | 46.52% | 2022 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 46.07% | 2025 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 45.64% | 2025 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 45.44% | 2025 | |
| SamoaWSM | 44.51% | 2025 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 44.27% | 2025 | |
| HondurasHND | 44.11% | 2025 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 43.99% | 2025 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 42.94% | 2025 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 42.44% | 2025 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 42.1% | 2025 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 42.07% | 2025 | |
| TongaTON | 41.79% | 2025 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 41.25% | 2025 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 41.18% | 2025 | |
| PanamaPAN | 40.58% | 2025 | |
| RwandaRWA | 40.45% | 2025 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 40.42% | 2025 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 40.06% | 2025 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 39.08% | 2025 | |
| LesothoLSO | 38.52% | 2025 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 38.46% | 2025 | |
| ChinaCHN | 37.67% | 2025 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 36.54% | 2025 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 36.15% | 2025 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 35.75% | 2025 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 35.66% | 2025 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 35.18% | 2025 | |
| FijiFJI | 34.08% | 2025 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 33.66% | 2025 | |
| GabonGAB | 32.39% | 2025 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 32.03% | 2025 | |
| IraqIRQ | 31.66% | 2025 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 31.26% | 2025 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 31.11% | 2025 | |
| MexicoMEX | 30.85% | 2025 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 30.5% | 2025 | |
| GreeceGRC | 30.46% | 2025 | |
| BrazilBRA | 30.29% | 2025 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 30.22% | 2025 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 30.2% | 2025 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 28.55% | 2025 | |
| LebanonLBN | 28.38% | 2023 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 28.11% | 2025 | |
| UruguayURY | 27.97% | 2025 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 27.5% | 2025 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 27.02% | 2025 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 26.98% | 2025 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 26.74% | 2025 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 26.59% | 2025 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 26.13% | 2025 | |
| LibyaLBY | 25.88% | 2025 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 25.72% | 2025 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 25.67% | 2025 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 25.58% | 2025 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 25.37% | 2025 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 24.94% | 2025 | |
| CubaCUB | 24.9% | 2025 | |
| ChileCHL | 23.92% | 2025 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 23.83% | 2022 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 22.67% | 2025 | |
| SurinameSUR | 22.48% | 2025 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 22.06% | 2025 | |
| ItalyITA | 21.12% | 2025 | |
| UkraineUKR | 21% | 2021 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 20.05% | 2025 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 19.55% | 2025 | |
| PolandPOL | 18.89% | 2025 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 18.41% | 2025 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 18.2% | 2025 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 17.79% | 2025 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 17.36% | 2025 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 17.27% | 2025 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 17.14% | 2025 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 17.05% | 2025 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 16.86% | 2025 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 16.79% | 2025 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 16.59% | 2025 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 16.1% | 2025 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 15.72% | 2025 | |
| GuamGUM | 15.52% | 2025 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 14.87% | 2025 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 14.59% | 2025 | |
| SpainESP | 14.54% | 2025 | |
| RomaniaROU | 14.46% | 2025 | |
| PortugalPRT | 14.43% | 2025 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 13.96% | 2025 | |
| MaltaMLT | 13.9% | 2025 | |
| LatviaLVA | 13.66% | 2025 | |
| IrelandIRL | 13.37% | 2025 | |
| IcelandISL | 13.3% | 2025 | |
| FranceFRA | 13.28% | 2025 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 13.15% | 2025 | |
| CanadaCAN | 12.91% | 2025 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 12.74% | 2025 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 12.69% | 2025 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 12.61% | 2025 | |
| FinlandFIN | 12.54% | 2025 | |
| AustriaAUT | 12.2% | 2025 | |
| EstoniaEST | 12.07% | 2025 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 11.8% | 2025 | |
| HungaryHUN | 11.63% | 2025 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 11.5% | 2025 | |
| IsraelISR | 11.34% | 2025 | |
| JordanJOR | 11.21% | 2025 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 10.34% | 2025 | |
| SwedenSWE | 10.24% | 2025 | |
| CyprusCYP | 10.17% | 2025 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 9.07% | 2025 | |
| JapanJPN | 9.05% | 2025 | |
| Channel IslandsCHI | 8.57% | 2025 | |
| GermanyDEU | 8.15% | 2025 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 7.91% | 2025 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 7.69% | 2025 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 7.27% | 2025 | |
| BelarusBLR | 6.83% | 2025 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 6.76% | 2025 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 6.32% | 2025 | |
| United StatesUSA | 6.07% | 2025 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 5.55% | 2025 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 5.07% | 2025 | |
| OmanOMN | 4.96% | 2025 | |
| NorwayNOR | 4.87% | 2025 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 3.16% | 2025 | |
| BahrainBHR | 2.44% | 2025 | |
| QatarQAT | 0.83% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)