Belarus vs Russian Federation: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)

Belarus
7.0%
in 2025
Russian Federation
7.0%
in 2025
Belarus rank
179th
Russian Federation rank
178th

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

  • Belarus
  • Russian Federation
468101214199120082025

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 7.0% against 7.0% in Belarus, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 179th and Russian Federation ranks 178th of 187 countries.

Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1990s 14.3% 7.1% 7.2% Belarus
2000s 12.2% 8.1% 4.2% Belarus
2010s 8.4% 8.0% 0.4% Belarus
2020s 7.5% 7.4% 0.1% Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Belarus or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 7.0% against 7.0% in Belarus as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Belarus and Russian Federation?
0.0%, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Russian Federation?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Belarus and Russian Federation rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
Belarus ranks 179th and Russian Federation ranks 178th 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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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.