Indonesia vs Pakistan: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Indonesia
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 57.0% against 53.3% in Indonesia, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 53rd and Pakistan ranks 50th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.7% | 66.0% | 0.7% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 63.2% | 61.1% | 2.1% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 59.7% | 5.8% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 57.7% | 4.1% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Indonesia or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 57.0% against 53.3% in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Indonesia and Pakistan?
- 3.7%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Pakistan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Pakistan rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Indonesia ranks 53rd and Pakistan ranks 50th 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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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.