Africa Eastern and Southern vs Mozambique: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Africa Eastern and Southern
74.7%
in 2025
Mozambique
85.3%
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
9th
Mozambique rank
8th

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

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 85.3% against 74.7% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 10.6%.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

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

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 9th and Mozambique ranks 8th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Mozambique Difference Ahead
1990s 74.4% 93.8% 19.4% Mozambique
2000s 74.6% 90.5% 15.9% Mozambique
2010s 73.7% 86.8% 13.0% Mozambique
2020s 74.7% 85.7% 11.0% Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Africa Eastern and Southern or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 85.3% against 74.7% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Africa Eastern and Southern and Mozambique?
10.6%, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Mozambique?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Mozambique rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 9th and Mozambique ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Self-employed, total (% of total 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, total (% of total 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.