The share of workers who work for themselves — from entrepreneurs to the informally employed.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2021 to 2025.
Top-20 · % of employment
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chad
|
91.6 | 2025 | 1 | |
| 2 |
Niger
|
89.5 | 2025 | 2 | |
| 3 |
Sierra Leone
|
88.8 | 2025 | 3 | |
| 4 |
Madagascar
|
88.3 | 2025 | 4 | |
| 5 |
Nigeria
|
86.2 | 2025 | 5 | |
| 6 |
Central African Republic
|
85.4 | 2025 | 6 | |
| 7 |
Tanzania
|
85.3 | 2025 | 7 | |
| 8 |
Mozambique
|
85.3 | 2025 | 8 | |
| 9 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
85.1 | 2025 | 9 | |
| 10 |
Burundi
|
84.9 | 2025 | 10 | |
| 11 |
Ethiopia
|
84.3 | 2025 | 11 | |
| 12 |
Afghanistan
|
83.4 | 2025 | 12 | |
| 13 |
Burkina Faso
|
82.6 | 2025 | 13 | |
| 14 |
South Sudan
|
82.5 | 2023 | 14 | |
| 15 |
Guinea
|
81.9 | 2025 | 15 | |
| 16 |
Uganda
|
80.5 | 2025 | 16 | |
| 17 |
Benin
|
79.8 | 2025 | 17 | |
| 18 |
Papua New Guinea
|
78.7 | 2025 | 18 | |
| 19 |
Nepal
|
78.6 | 2025 | 19 | |
| 20 |
Liberia
|
78.3 | 2025 | 20 | |
| 21 |
Laos
|
77.1 | 2025 | 21 | |
| 22 |
Haiti
|
76.8 | 2025 | 22 | |
| 23 |
Republic of the Congo
|
76.8 | 2025 | 23 | |
| 24 |
Togo
|
76.6 | 2025 | 24 | |
| 25 |
Mali
|
76.4 | 2025 | 25 | |
| 26 |
Angola
|
75.9 | 2025 | 26 | |
| 27 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
75.5 | 2025 | 27 | |
| 28 |
India
|
74.9 | 2025 | 28 | |
| 29 |
Timor-Leste
|
74.9 | 2025 | 29 | |
| 30 |
Zambia
|
71.7 | 2025 | 30 | |
| 31 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
71 | 2025 | 31 | |
| 32 |
Zimbabwe
|
70.8 | 2025 | 32 | |
| 33 |
Solomon Islands
|
69.9 | 2025 | 33 | |
| 34 |
Bhutan
|
69.5 | 2025 | 34 | |
| 35 |
Cameroon
|
69.3 | 2025 | 35 | |
| 36 |
Gambia
|
68.6 | 2025 | 36 | |
| 37 |
Ghana
|
67.5 | 2025 | 37 | |
| 38 |
Azerbaijan
|
67 | 2025 | 38 | |
| 39 |
Bolivia
|
66.3 | 2025 | 39 | |
| 40 |
Myanmar
|
65.5 | 2025 | 40 | |
| 41 |
Kenya
|
64.8 | 2025 | 41 | |
| 42 |
Senegal
|
64.3 | 2025 | 42 | |
| 43 |
North Korea
|
62.1 | 2025 | 43 | |
| 44 |
Malawi
|
61.3 | 2025 | 44 | |
| 45 |
Bangladesh
|
61 | 2025 | 45 | |
| 46 |
Vanuatu
|
60.6 | 2025 | 46 | |
| 47 |
Moldova
|
58.8 | 2025 | 47 | |
| 48 |
Comoros
|
57.9 | 2025 | 48 | |
| 49 |
Mauritania
|
57.4 | 2025 | 49 | |
| 50 |
Pakistan
|
57 | 2025 | 50 | |
| 51 |
Cambodia
|
55.5 | 2025 | 51 | |
| 52 |
Vietnam
|
53.3 | 2025 | 52 | |
| 53 |
Indonesia
|
53.3 | 2025 | 53 | |
| 54 |
Yemen
|
52.6 | 2025 | 54 | |
| 55 |
Eritrea
|
52.4 | 2025 | 55 | |
| 56 |
Ecuador
|
52.3 | 2025 | 56 | |
| 57 |
Somalia
|
52.2 | 2025 | 57 | |
| 58 |
Peru
|
51.3 | 2025 | 58 | |
| 59 |
Djibouti
|
51.1 | 2025 | 59 | |
| 60 |
Thailand
|
50.7 | 2025 | 60 | |
| 61 |
Albania
|
50.3 | 2025 | 61 | |
| 62 |
Sudan
|
46.5 | 2022 | 62 | |
| 63 |
Georgia
|
46.1 | 2025 | 63 | |
| 64 |
Colombia
|
45.6 | 2025 | 64 | |
| 65 |
Uzbekistan
|
45.4 | 2025 | 65 | |
| 66 |
Samoa
|
44.5 | 2025 | 66 | |
| 67 |
Nicaragua
|
44.3 | 2025 | 67 | |
| 68 |
Honduras
|
44.1 | 2025 | 68 | |
| 69 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
44 | 2025 | 69 | |
| 70 |
Iran
|
42.9 | 2025 | 70 | |
| 71 |
Syria
|
42.4 | 2025 | 71 | |
| 72 |
Dominican Republic
|
42.1 | 2025 | 72 | |
| 73 |
Sri Lanka
|
42.1 | 2025 | 73 | |
| 74 |
Tonga
|
41.8 | 2025 | 74 | |
| 75 |
Paraguay
|
41.3 | 2025 | 75 | |
| 76 |
Mongolia
|
41.2 | 2025 | 76 | |
| 77 |
Panama
|
40.6 | 2025 | 77 | |
| 78 |
Rwanda
|
40.4 | 2025 | 78 | |
| 79 |
Venezuela
|
40.4 | 2025 | 79 | |
| 80 |
Morocco
|
40.1 | 2025 | 80 | |
| 81 |
Guatemala
|
39.1 | 2025 | 81 | |
| 82 |
Lesotho
|
38.5 | 2025 | 82 | |
| 83 |
Cabo Verde
|
38.5 | 2025 | 83 | |
| 84 |
China
|
37.7 | 2025 | 84 | |
| 85 |
Namibia
|
36.5 | 2025 | 85 | |
| 86 |
Philippines
|
36.1 | 2025 | 86 | |
| 87 |
Jamaica
|
35.7 | 2025 | 87 | |
| 88 |
El Salvador
|
35.7 | 2025 | 88 | |
| 89 |
Belize
|
35.2 | 2025 | 89 | |
| 90 |
Fiji
|
34.1 | 2025 | 90 | |
| 91 |
Armenia
|
33.7 | 2025 | 91 | |
| 92 |
Gabon
|
32.4 | 2025 | 92 | |
| 93 |
Turkmenistan
|
32 | 2025 | 93 | |
| 94 |
Iraq
|
31.7 | 2025 | 94 | |
| 95 |
Tajikistan
|
31.3 | 2025 | 95 | |
| 96 |
Guyana
|
31.1 | 2025 | 96 | |
| 97 |
Mexico
|
30.8 | 2025 | 97 | |
| 98 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
30.5 | 2025 | 98 | |
| 99 |
Greece
|
30.5 | 2025 | 99 | |
| 100 |
Brazil
|
30.3 | 2025 | 100 | |
| 101 |
Eswatini
|
30.2 | 2025 | 101 | |
| 102 |
Algeria
|
30.2 | 2025 | 102 | |
| 103 |
Türkiye
|
28.5 | 2025 | 103 | |
| 104 |
Lebanon
|
28.4 | 2023 | 104 | |
| 105 |
Botswana
|
28.1 | 2025 | 105 | |
| 106 |
Uruguay
|
28 | 2025 | 106 | |
| 107 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
27.5 | 2025 | 107 | |
| 108 |
Serbia
|
27 | 2025 | 108 | |
| 109 |
Egypt
|
27 | 2025 | 109 | |
| 110 |
Saint Lucia
|
26.7 | 2025 | 110 | |
| 111 |
Costa Rica
|
26.6 | 2025 | 111 | |
| 112 |
Kazakhstan
|
26.1 | 2025 | 112 | |
| 113 |
Libya
|
25.9 | 2025 | 113 | |
| 114 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
25.7 | 2025 | 114 | |
| 115 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
25.7 | 2025 | 115 | |
| 116 |
Argentina
|
25.6 | 2025 | 116 | |
| 117 |
Malaysia
|
25.4 | 2025 | 117 | |
| 118 |
Tunisia
|
24.9 | 2025 | 118 | |
| 119 |
Cuba
|
24.9 | 2025 | 119 | |
| 120 |
Chile
|
23.9 | 2025 | 120 | |
| 121 |
Palestine
|
23.8 | 2022 | 121 | |
| 122 |
South Korea
|
22.7 | 2025 | 122 | |
| 123 |
Suriname
|
22.5 | 2025 | 123 | |
| 124 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
22.1 | 2025 | 124 | |
| 125 |
Italy
|
21.1 | 2025 | 125 | |
| 126 |
Ukraine
|
21 | 2021 | 126 | |
| 127 |
Maldives
|
20 | 2025 | 127 | |
| 128 |
Barbados
|
19.5 | 2025 | 128 | |
| 129 |
Poland
|
18.9 | 2025 | 129 | |
| 130 |
New Zealand
|
18.4 | 2025 | 130 | |
| 131 |
French Polynesia
|
18.2 | 2025 | 131 | |
| 132 |
Mauritius
|
17.8 | 2025 | 132 | |
| 133 |
Montenegro
|
17.4 | 2025 | 133 | |
| 134 |
South Africa
|
17.3 | 2025 | 134 | |
| 135 |
New Caledonia
|
17.1 | 2025 | 135 | |
| 136 |
Bahamas
|
17.1 | 2025 | 136 | |
| 137 |
Switzerland
|
16.9 | 2025 | 137 | |
| 138 |
Netherlands
|
16.8 | 2025 | 138 | |
| 139 |
North Macedonia
|
16.6 | 2025 | 139 | |
| 140 |
Australia
|
16.1 | 2025 | 140 | |
| 141 |
Czechia
|
15.7 | 2025 | 141 | |
| 142 |
Guam
|
15.5 | 2025 | 142 | |
| 143 |
Slovakia
|
14.9 | 2025 | 143 | |
| 144 |
Belgium
|
14.6 | 2025 | 144 | |
| 145 |
Spain
|
14.5 | 2025 | 145 | |
| 146 |
Romania
|
14.5 | 2025 | 146 | |
| 147 |
Portugal
|
14.4 | 2025 | 147 | |
| 148 |
Slovenia
|
14 | 2025 | 148 | |
| 149 |
Malta
|
13.9 | 2025 | 149 | |
| 150 |
Latvia
|
13.7 | 2025 | 150 | |
| 151 |
Ireland
|
13.4 | 2025 | 151 | |
| 152 |
Iceland
|
13.3 | 2025 | 152 | |
| 153 |
France
|
13.3 | 2025 | 153 | |
| 154 |
United Kingdom
|
13.1 | 2025 | 154 | |
| 155 |
Canada
|
12.9 | 2025 | 155 | |
| 156 |
Croatia
|
12.7 | 2025 | 156 | |
| 157 |
Singapore
|
12.7 | 2025 | 157 | |
| 158 |
Puerto Rico
|
12.6 | 2025 | 158 | |
| 159 |
Finland
|
12.5 | 2025 | 159 | |
| 160 |
Austria
|
12.2 | 2025 | 160 | |
| 161 |
Estonia
|
12.1 | 2025 | 161 | |
| 162 |
Bulgaria
|
11.8 | 2025 | 162 | |
| 163 |
Hungary
|
11.6 | 2025 | 163 | |
| 164 |
Lithuania
|
11.5 | 2025 | 164 | |
| 165 |
Israel
|
11.3 | 2025 | 165 | |
| 166 |
Jordan
|
11.2 | 2025 | 166 | |
| 167 |
Luxembourg
|
10.3 | 2025 | 167 | |
| 168 |
Sweden
|
10.2 | 2025 | 168 | |
| 169 |
Cyprus
|
10.2 | 2025 | 169 | |
| 170 |
United States Virgin Islands
|
9.1 | 2025 | 170 | |
| 171 |
Japan
|
9.1 | 2025 | 171 | |
| 172 |
Channel Islands
|
8.6 | 2025 | 172 | |
| 173 |
Germany
|
8.1 | 2025 | 173 | |
| 174 |
Denmark
|
7.9 | 2025 | 174 | |
| 175 |
Hong Kong
|
7.7 | 2025 | 175 | |
| 176 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
7.3 | 2025 | 176 | |
| 177 |
Belarus
|
6.8 | 2025 | 177 | |
| 178 |
Macao
|
6.8 | 2025 | 178 | |
| 179 |
Russia
|
6.3 | 2025 | 179 | |
| 180 |
United States
|
6.1 | 2025 | 180 | |
| 181 |
Saudi Arabia
|
5.5 | 2025 | 181 | |
| 182 |
United Arab Emirates
|
5.1 | 2025 | 182 | |
| 183 |
Oman
|
5 | 2025 | 183 | |
| 184 |
Norway
|
4.9 | 2025 | 184 | |
| 185 |
Kuwait
|
3.2 | 2025 | 185 | |
| 186 |
Bahrain
|
2.4 | 2025 | 186 | |
| 187 |
Qatar
|
0.8 | 2025 | 187 |
The share of total employment that is self-employed: employers, own-account workers, members of producers cooperatives and contributing family workers. High values in low-income countries reflect not developed entrepreneurship but the absence of wage jobs and informal work in agriculture and small-scale trade.
The share of own-account and contributing family workers — with no contract, insurance or guarantees.
Labor 1991–2025 Employment-to-population ratioThe share of the population aged 15 and over that actually works.
Business 2006–2024 New business densityHow many new companies are registered per 1,000 people of working age.
Labor 1991–2025 Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.