Albania vs Thailand: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Albania
50.3%
in 2025
Thailand
50.7%
in 2025
Albania rank
61st
Thailand rank
60th

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

  • Albania
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 50.7% against 50.3% in Albania, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Thailand ahead.

Albania ranks 61st and Thailand ranks 60th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 61.9% 65.3% 3.4% Thailand
2000s 58.9% 58.5% 0.4% Albania
2010s 58.1% 53.7% 4.4% Albania
2020s 51.8% 51.5% 0.3% Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Albania or Thailand?
Thailand, at 50.7% against 50.3% in Albania as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Albania and Thailand?
0.4%, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Thailand?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Albania and Thailand rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Albania ranks 61st and Thailand ranks 60th of 187 countries.
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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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.