Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Senegal: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
20.3%
in 2025
Senegal
64.3%
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
39th
Senegal rank
42nd

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Senegal
20406080199120082025

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 64.3% against 20.3% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 44.0%.

That makes Senegal's figure about 3.2 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th and Senegal ranks 42nd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Senegal Difference Ahead
1990s 25.4% 68.7% 43.3% Senegal
2000s 24.4% 67.9% 43.4% Senegal
2010s 22.2% 68.0% 45.8% Senegal
2020s 20.7% 65.2% 44.5% Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Senegal?
Senegal, at 64.3% against 20.3% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Senegal?
44.0%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Senegal?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Senegal rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th and Senegal ranks 42nd 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.