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Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

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World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1Chad96.8
  2. 2Niger95.4
  3. 3Sierra Leone94.8
  4. 4Afghanistan93.5
  5. 5Mozambique91.3
  6. 6Nepal90.8
  7. 7Liberia90.7
  8. 8Madagascar90.6
  9. 9Burundi90.6
  10. 10Tanzania90.6
  11. 11Congo, Dem. Rep.90.5
  12. 12Congo, Rep.90.1
  13. 13Guinea89.9
  14. 14Nigeria89.5
  15. 15Burkina Faso88.9
  16. 16Central African Republic88.3
  17. 17Uganda87.9
  18. 18Ethiopia86.7
  19. 19Angola85.6
  20. 20Papua New Guinea85.5
  21. 21Guinea-Bissau85.5
  22. 22Togo85.1
  23. 23Haiti85
  24. 24Benin84.2
  25. 25Bhutan82.3
  26. 26Gambia, The82.3
  27. 27Lao PDR81.8
  28. 28Mali81.6
  29. 29Cote d'Ivoire80.9
  30. 30Zambia80.1
  31. 31Timor-Leste79.8
  32. 32Solomon Islands79.6
  33. 33India78.8
  34. 34Zimbabwe78.4
  35. 35Cameroon78.1
  36. 36Senegal76.2
  37. 37Kenya74
  38. 38Ghana73.7
  39. 39Pakistan73.3
  40. 40Mauritania71.9
  41. 41Azerbaijan71.6
  42. 42Bolivia69.7
  43. 43Comoros69.5
  44. 44Malawi67.4
  45. 45Somalia, Fed. Rep.66.4
  46. 46Bangladesh65.3
  47. 47Yemen, Rep.65.2
  48. 48Myanmar65.2
  49. 49Korea, Dem. People's Rep.63.8
  50. 50Vanuatu63.6
  51. 51Djibouti62.7
  52. 52Cambodia60.8
  53. 53Ecuador60.7
  54. 54Indonesia60.4
  55. 55Moldova59.5
  56. 56Eritrea59
  57. 57Viet Nam58.2
  58. 58Peru54.7
  59. 59Honduras54.3
  60. 60Guatemala53.6
  61. 61Thailand49.8
  62. 62Nicaragua49.1
  63. 63Albania48.5
  64. 64Cabo Verde47.2
  65. 65Sao Tome and Principe44.4
  66. 66Rwanda44.1
  67. 67Georgia43
  68. 68Tonga42.8
  69. 69Colombia42.7
  70. 70El Salvador42.3
  71. 71Namibia41.7
  72. 72Philippines41.1
  73. 73Paraguay41
  74. 74Sri Lanka40.4
  75. 75Mongolia39
  76. 76Gabon38.6
  77. 77Venezuela, RB37.8
  78. 78Samoa37.3
  79. 79Iraq37.3
  80. 80Panama37.2
  81. 81Iran, Islamic Rep.37
  82. 82Belize37
  83. 83Tajikistan35.7
  84. 84China35.4
  85. 85Eswatini35.2
  86. 86Armenia34.4
  87. 87Lesotho33.6
  88. 88Fiji32.4
  89. 89Maldives31.5
  90. 90Equatorial Guinea31.5
  91. 91Dominican Republic31.4
  92. 92Mexico31
  93. 93Jamaica30.5
  94. 94Uzbekistan30.4
  95. 95Egypt, Arab Rep.30.3
  96. 96Turkmenistan29.5
  97. 97Guyana29.2
  98. 98Botswana28.1
  99. 99Turkiye27.3
  100. 100Morocco25.9
  101. 101Uruguay25.6
  102. 102Kyrgyz Republic25.5
  103. 103Bosnia and Herzegovina25.5
  104. 104Kazakhstan25.4
  105. 105Greece24.7
  106. 106Brazil24.7
  107. 107Serbia24
  108. 108Syrian Arab Republic23.4
  109. 109Algeria23.4
  110. 110St. Vincent and the Grenadines23.3
  111. 111Costa Rica23.3
  112. 112Libya23.1
  113. 113Argentina22.8
  114. 114Chile22.8
  115. 115Suriname20.7
  116. 116Korea, Rep.19.4
  117. 117Cuba18.9
  118. 118St. Lucia18.5
  119. 119Malaysia18.2
  120. 120Trinidad and Tobago17
  121. 121Italy15.9
  122. 122Tunisia15.2
  123. 123French Polynesia15.1
  124. 124Switzerland15.1
  125. 125New Zealand15
  126. 126South Africa14.7
  127. 127Poland13.6
  128. 128Guam13.2
  129. 129Barbados13.2
  130. 130Netherlands12.7
  131. 131Australia12.3
  132. 132New Caledonia11.7
  133. 133North Macedonia11.6
  134. 134Montenegro11.6
  135. 135Latvia11.5
  136. 136Czechia11.4
  137. 137Portugal11.3
  138. 138Spain11.1
  139. 139Bahamas, The11.1
  140. 140Belgium11.1
  141. 141Romania11
  142. 142France10.8
  143. 143Mauritius10.6
  144. 144Canada10.2
  145. 145United Kingdom9.9
  146. 146Slovenia9.9
  147. 147Luxembourg9.8
  148. 148Malta9.7
  149. 149Austria9.6
  150. 150Bulgaria8.9
  151. 151Hungary8.8
  152. 152Brunei Darussalam8.8
  153. 153Iceland8.7
  154. 154Lithuania8.5
  155. 155Croatia8.5
  156. 156Israel8.3
  157. 157Singapore8.3
  158. 158Cyprus8.3
  159. 159Finland8.2
  160. 160Puerto Rico (US)8
  161. 161Slovak Republic7.9
  162. 162Ireland7.8
  163. 163Estonia7.6
  164. 164Japan7.5
  165. 165Saudi Arabia6.8
  166. 166Belarus6.7
  167. 167Virgin Islands (U.S.)6.5
  168. 168Oman6.4
  169. 169Sweden6.3
  170. 170Germany5.9
  171. 171Denmark5.7
  172. 172Russian Federation5.6
  173. 173United Arab Emirates5.2
  174. 174Hong Kong SAR, China4.7
  175. 175Channel Islands4.5
  176. 176Macao SAR, China4.2
  177. 177United States3.8
  178. 178Norway3.4
  179. 179Jordan3.3
  180. 180Bahrain3.2
  181. 181Kuwait1.4
  182. 182Qatar1.2

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)