Pakistan vs Thailand: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)

Pakistan
52.3%
in 2025
Thailand
51.5%
in 2025
Pakistan rank
49th
Thailand rank
52nd

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

  • Pakistan
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 52.3% against 51.5% in Thailand, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Thailand ahead.

Pakistan ranks 49th and Thailand ranks 52nd of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 63.8% 63.1% 0.7% Pakistan
2000s 58.8% 57.4% 1.4% Pakistan
2010s 55.7% 53.1% 2.6% Pakistan
2020s 52.9% 51.9% 1.0% Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Pakistan or Thailand?
Pakistan, at 52.3% against 51.5% in Thailand as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Pakistan and Thailand?
0.8%, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Thailand?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Pakistan and Thailand rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
Pakistan ranks 49th and Thailand ranks 52nd 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

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.