Serbia vs Turkey: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Serbia
29.7%
in 2025
Turkey
29.2%
in 2025
Serbia rank
104th
Turkey rank
107th

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

  • Serbia
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Serbia currently reports 29.7% against 29.2% in Turkey, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Turkey ahead.

Serbia ranks 104th and Turkey ranks 107th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Serbia averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Serbia Turkey Difference Ahead
1990s 40.5% 46.9% 6.4% Turkey
2000s 38.9% 40.5% 1.6% Turkey
2010s 34.6% 31.8% 2.8% Serbia
2020s 29.9% 29.4% 0.5% Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Serbia or Turkey?
Serbia, at 29.7% against 29.2% in Turkey as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Serbia and Turkey?
0.5%, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Turkey?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Serbia and Turkey rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
Serbia ranks 104th and Turkey ranks 107th 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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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.