Lebanon vs Türkiye: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Lebanon
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 28.5% against 28.4% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.
Lebanon ranks 104th and Türkiye ranks 103rd of 187 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.7% | 51.5% | 19.8% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 43.8% | 13.4% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 34.2% | 4.8% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 29.6% | 1.1% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Lebanon or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 28.5% against 28.4% in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Lebanon and Türkiye?
- 0.1%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Türkiye?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Lebanon and Türkiye rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Lebanon ranks 104th and Türkiye ranks 103rd 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.