Low income vs Niger: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)

Low income
74.5%
in 2025
Niger
84.6%
in 2025
Low income rank
2nd
Niger rank
3rd

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time

  • Low income
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 84.6% against 74.5% in Low income, a difference of 10.1%.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Low income's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

Low income ranks 2nd and Niger ranks 3rd of 47 groups.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income Niger Difference Ahead
1990s 73.4% 84.6% 11.2% Niger
2000s 73.2% 85.0% 11.8% Niger
2010s 72.8% 86.7% 13.9% Niger
2020s 74.2% 85.7% 11.5% Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Low income or Niger?
Niger, at 84.6% against 74.5% in Low income as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Low income and Niger?
10.1%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Niger?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Low income and Niger rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
Low income ranks 2nd and Niger ranks 3rd 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

Indicator
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.