Indonesia vs Viet Nam: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Indonesia
60.4%
in 2025
Viet Nam
58.2%
in 2025
Indonesia rank
55th
Viet Nam rank
58th

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time

  • Indonesia
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 60.4% against 58.2% in Viet Nam, a difference of 2.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Indonesia ranks 55th and Viet Nam ranks 58th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 74.2% 83.0% 8.8% Viet Nam
2000s 69.5% 76.5% 7.0% Viet Nam
2010s 61.4% 66.6% 5.2% Viet Nam
2020s 60.8% 59.2% 1.7% Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Indonesia or Viet Nam?
Indonesia, at 60.4% against 58.2% in Viet Nam as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Indonesia and Viet Nam?
2.2%, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Viet Nam?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Indonesia and Viet Nam rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Indonesia ranks 55th and Viet Nam ranks 58th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.