Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Algeria
Algeria: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 23.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Algeria, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Algeria stood at 23.4%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Algeria peaked at 42.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2025.
Algeria ranks 111th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 42.4% | — |
| 1992 | 42.4% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 42.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 42.2% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 42.1% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 41.9% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 41.6% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 41.1% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 40.5% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 40.1% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 39.5% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 36.7% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 34.0% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 32.8% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 30.7% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 29.6% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 27.6% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 25.5% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 25.9% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 25.4% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 25.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 23.9% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 23.4% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.8% | 40.5% | 42.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 33.1% | 27.6% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 25.1% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 23.4% | 24.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 108 Brazil 24.7% compare
- 109 Serbia 24.0% compare
- 110 Syrian Arab Republic 23.4% compare
- 112 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 23.3% compare
- 113 Costa Rica 23.3% compare
- 114 Libya 23.1% compare
More work & labour data for Algeria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1786 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1871 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.17 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9922 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 48,532 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 8,905 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 31,777 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 32,710 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 64,488 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Algeria?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Algeria was 23.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2025.
- How does Algeria rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Algeria ranks 111th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.