Bangladesh vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Bangladesh
61.0%
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
62.1%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
45th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
43rd

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 62.1% against 61.0% in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 45th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 43rd of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 67.7% 61.4% 6.3% Bangladesh
2000s 64.8% 61.9% 2.9% Bangladesh
2010s 61.3% 61.6% 0.2% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 61.5% 62.3% 0.7% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Bangladesh or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 62.1% against 61.0% in Bangladesh as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Bangladesh and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
1.1%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Bangladesh ranks 45th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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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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.