Azerbaijan vs Europe & Central Asia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Azerbaijan
- Europe & Central Asia
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 67.0% against 16.7% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 50.3%.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 4.0 times Europe & Central Asia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Azerbaijan has been ahead every year.
Azerbaijan ranks 38th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th of 187 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.0% | 21.0% | 46.0% | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 68.3% | 19.8% | 48.5% | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 18.5% | 49.2% | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 17.0% | 50.4% | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Azerbaijan or Europe & Central Asia?
- Azerbaijan, at 67.0% against 16.7% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Azerbaijan and Europe & Central Asia?
- 50.3%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Europe & Central Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Azerbaijan ranks 38th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th 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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About this data
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.