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Self-employed, male (% of male 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. 1Chad88.1
  2. 2Madagascar86.1
  3. 3Niger84.6
  4. 4Nigeria83
  5. 5Sierra Leone83
  6. 6Afghanistan82.8
  7. 7Central African Republic82.7
  8. 8Ethiopia82.6
  9. 9Tanzania80.4
  10. 10Congo, Dem. Rep.79.8
  11. 11Mozambique78.9
  12. 12Burundi78.7
  13. 13Burkina Faso77.2
  14. 14Guinea76.3
  15. 15Benin75.6
  16. 16Uganda73.7
  17. 17India73.3
  18. 18Lao PDR73.1
  19. 19Mali73
  20. 20Papua New Guinea72.4
  21. 21Nepal71.4
  22. 22Timor-Leste70.7
  23. 23Haiti70.2
  24. 24Togo68.6
  25. 25Liberia67
  26. 26Angola66.5
  27. 27Guinea-Bissau66.2
  28. 28Myanmar65.7
  29. 29Zambia64.5
  30. 30Congo, Rep.64.5
  31. 31Cote d'Ivoire63.4
  32. 32Bolivia63.3
  33. 33Zimbabwe63.3
  34. 34Cameroon62.5
  35. 35Azerbaijan62.4
  36. 36Ghana61.8
  37. 37Solomon Islands61
  38. 38Bhutan60.9
  39. 39Korea, Dem. People's Rep.60.4
  40. 40Bangladesh58.8
  41. 41Vanuatu58.1
  42. 42Moldova57.8
  43. 43Senegal57.5
  44. 44Kenya56.7
  45. 45Malawi55.6
  46. 46Gambia, The55.6
  47. 47Uzbekistan53.6
  48. 48Pakistan52.3
  49. 49Yemen, Rep.51.9
  50. 50Albania51.8
  51. 51Thailand51.5
  52. 52Mauritania50.7
  53. 53Cambodia50.5
  54. 54Dominican Republic49.5
  55. 55Comoros49.3
  56. 56Georgia49.1
  57. 57Viet Nam48.7
  58. 58Indonesia48.7
  59. 59Peru48.6
  60. 60Samoa48.5
  61. 61Colombia47.7
  62. 62Djibouti46.8
  63. 63Ecuador46.6
  64. 64Somalia, Fed. Rep.46.5
  65. 65Eritrea46.4
  66. 66Syrian Arab Republic45.8
  67. 67Morocco44
  68. 68Iran, Islamic Rep.44
  69. 69Sao Tome and Principe43.6
  70. 70Mongolia42.9
  71. 71Sri Lanka42.9
  72. 72Panama42.9
  73. 73Lesotho42.2
  74. 74Venezuela, RB41.9
  75. 75Paraguay41.4
  76. 76Nicaragua41.1
  77. 77Tonga40.9
  78. 78Jamaica40.1
  79. 79China39.6
  80. 80Honduras38.8
  81. 81Rwanda37.4
  82. 82Fiji34.9
  83. 83Greece34.9
  84. 84Brazil34.5
  85. 85Turkmenistan34.4
  86. 86Belize34.1
  87. 87Kyrgyz Republic33.7
  88. 88St. Lucia33.7
  89. 89Armenia33
  90. 90Philippines32.6
  91. 91Guyana32.6
  92. 92Guatemala32.1
  93. 93Trinidad and Tobago32
  94. 94Cabo Verde31.6
  95. 95Namibia31.6
  96. 96Algeria31.4
  97. 97Iraq31
  98. 98El Salvador30.8
  99. 99Mexico30.7
  100. 100Uruguay30
  101. 101Serbia29.7
  102. 102Malaysia29.6
  103. 103Tajikistan29.3
  104. 104Turkiye29.2
  105. 105Gabon29
  106. 106Costa Rica28.8
  107. 107Tunisia28.8
  108. 108Cuba28.7
  109. 109Botswana28.1
  110. 110Argentina27.6
  111. 111St. Vincent and the Grenadines27.5
  112. 112Libya27.1
  113. 113Kazakhstan26.8
  114. 114Egypt, Arab Rep.26.2
  115. 115Eswatini25.8
  116. 116Barbados25.7
  117. 117Korea, Rep.25.3
  118. 118Italy25
  119. 119Equatorial Guinea24.9
  120. 120Chile24.8
  121. 121Suriname23.7
  122. 122Poland23.4
  123. 123Bahamas, The23.2
  124. 124Mauritius22.5
  125. 125Montenegro22.3
  126. 126New Caledonia21.7
  127. 127New Zealand21.5
  128. 128Slovak Republic21
  129. 129French Polynesia20.6
  130. 130Netherlands20.4
  131. 131North Macedonia20.4
  132. 132Bosnia and Herzegovina19.6
  133. 133Australia19.5
  134. 134South Africa19.4
  135. 135Czechia19.3
  136. 136Switzerland18.5
  137. 137Ireland18.3
  138. 138Belgium17.7
  139. 139Spain17.5
  140. 140Portugal17.5
  141. 141Guam17.4
  142. 142Slovenia17.3
  143. 143Iceland17.2
  144. 144Romania17
  145. 145Malta16.9
  146. 146Puerto Rico (US)16.7
  147. 147Finland16.6
  148. 148Croatia16.6
  149. 149Maldives16.5
  150. 150Estonia16.5
  151. 151Singapore16.2
  152. 152United Kingdom16.2
  153. 153Latvia15.9
  154. 154France15.6
  155. 155Canada15.3
  156. 156Austria14.5
  157. 157Lithuania14.4
  158. 158Bulgaria14.3
  159. 159Israel14.2
  160. 160Hungary14.1
  161. 161Sweden13.8
  162. 162Jordan12.9
  163. 163Channel Islands11.8
  164. 164Virgin Islands (U.S.)11.8
  165. 165Cyprus11.8
  166. 166Hong Kong SAR, China10.9
  167. 167Luxembourg10.8
  168. 168Japan10.3
  169. 169Germany10.1
  170. 170Denmark9.9
  171. 171Macao SAR, China9.4
  172. 172United States8
  173. 173Russian Federation7
  174. 174Belarus7
  175. 175Brunei Darussalam6.3
  176. 176Norway6.2
  177. 177Saudi Arabia5.3
  178. 178United Arab Emirates5
  179. 179Oman4.7
  180. 180Kuwait3.7
  181. 181Bahrain2.2
  182. 182Qatar0.74

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