Japan vs Luxembourg: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Japan
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 10.8% against 10.3% in Japan, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 173rd and Luxembourg ranks 172nd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Luxembourg in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7% | 10.9% | 6.7% | Japan |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 8.9% | 5.5% | Japan |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 10.8% | 1.2% | Japan |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 11.2% | 0.3% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Japan or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 10.8% against 10.3% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Japan and Luxembourg?
- 0.5%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Luxembourg?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Luxembourg rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Japan ranks 173rd and Luxembourg ranks 172nd 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
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.