Arab World vs Azerbaijan: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Arab World
25.5%
in 2025
Azerbaijan
67.0%
in 2025
Arab World rank
37th
Azerbaijan rank
38th

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

  • Arab World
  • Azerbaijan
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How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 67.0% against 25.5% in Arab World, a difference of 41.5%.

That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 2.6 times Arab World's.

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

Arab World ranks 37th and Azerbaijan ranks 38th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World Azerbaijan Difference Ahead
1990s 37.2% 67.0% 29.8% Azerbaijan
2000s 33.8% 68.3% 34.5% Azerbaijan
2010s 29.1% 67.7% 38.6% Azerbaijan
2020s 26.8% 67.5% 40.6% Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Arab World or Azerbaijan?
Azerbaijan, at 67.0% against 25.5% in Arab World as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Arab World and Azerbaijan?
41.5%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Azerbaijan?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Arab World and Azerbaijan rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Arab World ranks 37th and Azerbaijan ranks 38th 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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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.