North Macedonia vs South Africa: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- North Macedonia
- South Africa
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports 20.4% against 19.4% in South Africa, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was North Macedonia ahead.
North Macedonia ranks 136th and South Africa ranks 139th of 187 countries.
North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Macedonia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.1% | 16.0% | 6.0% | North Macedonia |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 16.4% | 12.7% | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 17.1% | 10.9% | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 19.4% | 0.4% | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), North Macedonia or South Africa?
- North Macedonia, at 20.4% against 19.4% in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between North Macedonia and South Africa?
- 1.0%, with North Macedonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do North Macedonia and South Africa rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- North Macedonia ranks 136th and South Africa ranks 139th 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.