Japan vs Macau, China: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Japan
- Macau, China
How they compare
Japan currently reports 10.3% against 9.4% in Macau, China, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Macau, China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 173rd and Macau, China ranks 176th of 187 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7% | 13.5% | 4.2% | Japan |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 13.1% | 1.3% | Japan |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 9.6% | 2.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 9.7% | 1.2% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Japan or Macau, China?
- Japan, at 10.3% against 9.4% in Macau, China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Japan and Macau, China?
- 0.9%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Macau, China?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Macau, China rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Japan ranks 173rd and Macau, China ranks 176th 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.