Self-employed in North Korea in 2025 — 62.1%. Ranked 42 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 1.8 pp.
1991–2025 · % of employment
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North Korea
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62.1 | −0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 62.1 | −0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 62.2 | −0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 62.3 | +0 pp |
| 2021 | 62.2 | −0.5 pp |
| 2020 | 62.7 | +1.1 pp |
| 2019 | 61.6 | +0 pp |
| 2018 | 61.6 | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 61.5 | +0 pp |
| 2016 | 61.5 | −0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 61.5 | +0 pp |
| 2014 | 61.5 | −0 pp |
| 2013 | 61.5 | −0 pp |
| 2012 | 61.6 | −0 pp |
| 2011 | 61.6 | −0 pp |
| 2010 | 61.6 | −0 pp |
| 2009 | 61.6 | −0 pp |
| 2008 | 61.6 | −0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 61.7 | −0 pp |
| 2006 | 61.7 | −0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 61.8 | −0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 62 | −0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 62.1 | −0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 62.2 | −0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 62.3 | −0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 62.3 | +0 pp |
| 1999 | 62.3 | +0 pp |
| 1998 | 62.3 | +0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 62.1 | +0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 61.8 | +0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 61.5 | +0.3 pp |
| 1994 | 61.2 | +0.3 pp |
| 1993 | 60.9 | +0.3 pp |
| 1992 | 60.6 | +0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 60.3 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.
The share of own-account and contributing family workers — with no contract, insurance or guarantees.
Labor Employment-to-population ratioThe share of the population aged 15 and over that actually works.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
