Data for 2025

Self-Employment Rate, 2025

2025, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Self-Employment Rate, 2025 covers 182 countries. Chad is highest, at 91.56; Qatar is lowest, at 0.83. The middle country reads 31.84. Against 2024, 182 values changed (20 up, 162 down), the same countries are covered.

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Self-Employment Rate · Data for 2025

HighestChad

91.56

LowestQatar

0.83

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

182countries
1measure
2025the year it describes
182distinct values15 decimals, as published
Sep 10, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Self-Employment Rate, 2025, as published. ILO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Self-Employment Rate, 2025: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	91.56
2	NigerNERWestern Africa	89.48
3	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	88.81
4	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	88.32
5	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	86.15
6	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	85.40
7	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	85.34
8	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	85.31
9	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	85.08
10	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	84.85
11	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	84.31
12	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	83.40
13	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	82.60
14	GuineaGINWestern Africa	81.95
15	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	80.53
16	BeninBENWestern Africa	79.83
17	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	78.67
18	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	78.58
19	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	78.34
20	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	77.14
21	HaitiHTICaribbean	76.83
22	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	76.76
23	TogoTGOWestern Africa	76.62
24	MaliMLIWestern Africa	76.35
25	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	75.90
26	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	75.47
27	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	74.90
28	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	74.86
29	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	71.73
30	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	70.97
31	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	70.78
32	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	69.94
33	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	69.51
34	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	69.28
35	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	68.61
36	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	67.46
37	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	66.98
38	BoliviaBOLSouth America	66.27
39	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	65.47
40	KenyaKENEastern Africa	64.80
41	SenegalSENWestern Africa	64.32
42	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	62.05
43	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	61.26
44	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	61.04
45	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	60.62
46	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	58.78
47	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	57.90
48	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	57.45
49	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	57.00
50	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	55.52
51	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	53.35
52	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	53.34
53	YemenYEMWestern Asia	52.64
54	EritreaERIEastern Africa	52.37
55	EcuadorECUSouth America	52.33
56	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	52.18
57	PeruPERSouth America	51.35
58	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	51.12
59	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	50.70
60	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	50.28
61	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	46.07
62	ColombiaCOLSouth America	45.64
63	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	45.44
64	SamoaWSMPolynesia	44.51
65	NicaraguaNICCentral America	44.27
66	HondurasHNDCentral America	44.11
67	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	43.99
68	IranIRNSouthern Asia	42.94
69	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	42.44
70	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	42.10
71	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	42.07
72	TongaTONPolynesia	41.79
73	ParaguayPRYSouth America	41.25
74	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	41.18
75	PanamaPANCentral America	40.58
76	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	40.45
77	VenezuelaVENSouth America	40.42
78	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	40.06
79	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	39.08
80	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	38.52
81	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	38.46
82	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	37.67
83	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	36.54
84	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	36.15
85	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	35.75
86	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	35.66
87	BelizeBLZCentral America	35.18
88	FijiFJIMelanesia	34.08
89	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	33.66
90	GabonGABMiddle Africa	32.39
91	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	32.03
92	IraqIRQWestern Asia	31.66
93	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	31.26
94	GuyanaGUYSouth America	31.11
95	MexicoMEXCentral America	30.85
96	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	30.50
97	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	30.46
98	BrazilBRASouth America	30.29
99	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	30.22
100	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	30.20
101	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	28.55
102	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	28.11
103	UruguayURYSouth America	27.97
104	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	27.50
105	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	27.02
106	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	26.98
107	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	26.74
108	Costa RicaCRICentral America	26.59
109	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	26.13
110	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	25.88
111	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	25.72
112	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	25.67
113	ArgentinaARGSouth America	25.58
114	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	25.37
115	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	24.94
116	CubaCUBCaribbean	24.90
117	ChileCHLSouth America	23.92
118	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	22.67
119	SurinameSURSouth America	22.48
120	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	22.06
121	ItalyITASouthern Europe	21.12
122	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	20.05
123	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	19.55
124	PolandPOLEastern Europe	18.89
125	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	18.41
126	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	18.20
127	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	17.79
128	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	17.36
129	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	17.27
130	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	17.14
131	BahamasBHSCaribbean	17.05
132	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	16.86
133	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	16.79
134	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	16.59
135	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	16.10
136	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	15.72
137	GuamGUMMicronesia	15.52
138	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	14.87
139	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	14.59
140	SpainESPSouthern Europe	14.54
141	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	14.46
142	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	14.43
143	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	13.96
144	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	13.90
145	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	13.66
146	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	13.37
147	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	13.30
148	FranceFRAWestern Europe	13.28
149	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	13.15
150	CanadaCANNorthern America	12.91
151	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	12.74
152	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	12.69
153	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	12.61
154	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	12.54
155	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	12.20
156	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	12.07
157	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	11.80
158	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	11.63
159	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	11.50
160	IsraelISRWestern Asia	11.34
161	JordanJORWestern Asia	11.21
162	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	10.34
163	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	10.24
164	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	10.17
165	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	9.07
166	JapanJPNEastern Asia	9.05
167	Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	8.57
168	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	8.15
169	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	7.91
170	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	7.69
171	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	7.27
172	BelarusBLREastern Europe	6.83
173	MacauMACEastern Asia	6.76
174	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	6.32
175	United StatesUSANorthern America	6.07
176	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	5.55
177	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	5.07
178	OmanOMNWestern Asia	4.96
179	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	4.87
180	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	3.16
181	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	2.44
182	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.83

02In 2025

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Chad91.56
2Niger89.48
3Sierra Leone88.81
4Madagascar88.32
5Nigeria86.15

Lowest

182Qatar0.83
181Bahrain2.44
180Kuwait3.16
179Norway4.87
178Oman4.96

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 31.84. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032024 → 2025

Since 2024

What changed between 2024 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
182values changed, of 182 in both
20 · 162rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Equatorial Guinea27.26 → 27.50+0.24
Cyprus9.94 → 10.17+0.23
New Caledonia16.98 → 17.14+0.16
Iraq31.57 → 31.66+0.09
Venezuela40.35 → 40.42+0.08

Fell most

Armenia34.31 → 33.66−0.65
Mali76.89 → 76.35−0.54
Guyana31.65 → 31.11−0.53
Kyrgyzstan31.03 → 30.50−0.53
Georgia46.57 → 46.07−0.50

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2025.
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Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 182 countries has every column.

05The files

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2025). Self-Employment Rate, 2025 [data set], describing 2025. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/self-employment/2025

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