Late-demographic dividend vs Zambia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Late-demographic dividend
35.5%
in 2025
Zambia
71.7%
in 2025
Late-demographic dividend rank
33rd
Zambia rank
30th

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

  • Late-demographic dividend
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 71.7% against 35.5% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 36.2%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 2.0 times Late-demographic dividend's.

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

Late-demographic dividend ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 30th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Late-demographic dividend Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 49.4% 83.3% 33.9% Zambia
2000s 44.8% 84.5% 39.7% Zambia
2010s 39.2% 77.4% 38.2% Zambia
2020s 36.4% 73.1% 36.7% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Late-demographic dividend or Zambia?
Zambia, at 71.7% against 35.5% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Late-demographic dividend and Zambia?
36.2%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Late-demographic dividend and Zambia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Late-demographic dividend and Zambia rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 30th 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.