Late-demographic dividend vs Zambia: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Late-demographic dividend
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 64.5% against 37.0% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 27.5%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.7 times Late-demographic dividend's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 30th of 47 groups.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Late-demographic dividend | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.7% | 75.1% | 26.4% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 44.8% | 76.7% | 31.9% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 68.8% | 28.6% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 65.8% | 27.9% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Late-demographic dividend or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 64.5% against 37.0% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Late-demographic dividend and Zambia?
- 27.5%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Late-demographic dividend and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Late-demographic dividend and Zambia rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 30th 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.