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

Thailand
51.5%
in 2025
Yemen
51.9%
in 2025
Thailand rank
52nd
Yemen rank
50th

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

  • Thailand
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 51.9% against 51.5% in Thailand, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Thailand ahead.

Thailand ranks 52nd and Yemen ranks 50th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Thailand Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 63.1% 46.5% 16.6% Thailand
2000s 57.4% 45.7% 11.7% Thailand
2010s 53.1% 48.8% 4.2% Thailand
2020s 51.9% 51.7% 0.2% Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Thailand or Yemen?
Yemen, at 51.9% against 51.5% in Thailand as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Thailand and Yemen?
0.4%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Yemen?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Thailand and Yemen rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
Thailand ranks 52nd and Yemen ranks 50th 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.