Bangladesh vs European Union: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Bangladesh
- European Union
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 61.0% against 14.2% in European Union, a difference of 46.8%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 4.3 times European Union's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 45th and European Union ranks 43rd of 187 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | European Union | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.7% | 19.4% | 48.3% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 64.8% | 17.9% | 46.9% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 16.2% | 45.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 14.6% | 46.9% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Bangladesh or European Union?
- Bangladesh, at 61.0% against 14.2% in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Bangladesh and European Union?
- 46.8%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and European Union?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and European Union rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Bangladesh ranks 45th and European Union ranks 43rd 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.