European Union vs Malawi: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- European Union
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 61.3% against 14.2% in European Union, a difference of 47.1%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 4.3 times European Union's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
European Union ranks 43rd and Malawi ranks 44th of 47 groups.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.4% | 64.8% | 45.4% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 63.8% | 45.9% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 62.3% | 46.1% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 61.5% | 46.8% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), European Union or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 61.3% against 14.2% in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between European Union and Malawi?
- 47.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Malawi?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do European Union and Malawi rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- European Union ranks 43rd and Malawi ranks 44th 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.