Belarus vs Denmark: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Belarus
6.8%
in 2025
Denmark
7.9%
in 2025
Belarus rank
176th
Denmark rank
173rd

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

  • Belarus
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 7.9% against 6.8% in Belarus, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Belarus's.

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

Belarus ranks 176th and Denmark ranks 173rd of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 2 and Denmark in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Denmark Difference Ahead
1990s 15.3% 9.9% 5.3% Belarus
2000s 12.2% 9.1% 3.1% Belarus
2010s 8.1% 8.8% 0.7% Denmark
2020s 7.2% 8.3% 1.1% Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Belarus or Denmark?
Denmark, at 7.9% against 6.8% in Belarus as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Belarus and Denmark?
1.1%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Denmark?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Belarus and Denmark rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Belarus ranks 176th and Denmark ranks 173rd of 186 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
234 places, 8,176 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.