European Union vs North Korea: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- European Union
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 60.4% against 17.3% in European Union, a difference of 43.1%.
That makes North Korea's figure about 3.5 times European Union's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
European Union ranks 43rd and North Korea ranks 40th of 47 groups.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.5% | 59.2% | 36.7% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 60.0% | 38.4% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 59.9% | 39.8% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 60.6% | 42.7% | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), European Union or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 60.4% against 17.3% in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between European Union and North Korea?
- 43.1%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and North Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do European Union and North Korea rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- European Union ranks 43rd and North Korea ranks 40th of 47 groups.
- 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
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.