Kenya vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Kenya
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 64.8% against 62.1% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 2.7%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 41st and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 43rd of 187 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.2% | 61.4% | 5.8% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 61.9% | 4.0% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 61.6% | 1.8% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 62.3% | 2.9% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Kenya or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Kenya, at 64.8% against 62.1% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Kenya and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 2.7%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Kenya ranks 41st and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 43rd 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.