Europe & Central Asia vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 62.1% against 16.7% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 45.4%.
That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 3.7 times Europe & Central Asia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 43rd of 47 groups.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.0% | 61.4% | 40.4% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 61.9% | 42.1% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 61.6% | 43.1% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 62.3% | 45.2% | 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), Europe & Central Asia or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 62.1% against 16.7% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Europe & Central Asia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 45.4%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 43rd 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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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.