IDA blend vs India: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- IDA blend
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 73.3% against 65.1% in IDA blend, a difference of 8.2%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times IDA blend's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
IDA blend ranks 15th and India ranks 18th of 47 groups.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA blend | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.6% | 83.9% | 10.4% | India |
| 2000s | 70.0% | 82.1% | 12.2% | India |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 78.8% | 12.1% | India |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 75.1% | 9.6% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), IDA blend or India?
- India, at 73.3% against 65.1% in IDA blend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between IDA blend and India?
- 8.2%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and India?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do IDA blend and India rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- IDA blend ranks 15th and India ranks 18th 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.