Austria vs Latvia: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)

Austria
14.5%
in 2025
Latvia
15.9%
in 2025
Austria rank
161st
Latvia rank
158th

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

  • Austria
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 15.9% against 14.5% in Austria, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 161st and Latvia ranks 158th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 16.8% 16.5% 0.3% Austria
2000s 16.5% 17.5% 1.1% Latvia
2010s 15.8% 16.4% 0.6% Latvia
2020s 14.6% 15.7% 1.1% Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Austria or Latvia?
Latvia, at 15.9% against 14.5% in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Austria and Latvia?
1.4%, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Latvia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Austria and Latvia rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
Austria ranks 161st and Latvia ranks 158th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Self-employed, male (% of male 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.