Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Armenia

Armenia: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 34.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
34.4%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
88th
of 187 countries
All-time high
56.8%
in 1996
All-time low
34.4%
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Armenia, 1991–2025

02040601991200820251991: 55.51992: 55.81993: 56.31994: 56.51995: 56.71996: 56.81997: 56.61998: 56.31999: 562000: 55.62001: 55.32002: 54.92003: 54.42004: 53.82005: 53.22006: 52.62007: 51.92008: 51.22009: 50.72010: 542011: 52.32012: 51.22013: 522014: 51.82015: 502016: 48.12017: 45.82018: 45.52019: 402020: 37.52021: 35.62022: 37.62023: 35.72024: 35.12025: 34.4

Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).

Analysis

Armenia recorded 34.4% for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Armenia peaked at 56.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 2025.

That places Armenia 88th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Armenia, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Armenia, 1991 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1991 55.5%
1992 55.8% +0.6%
1993 56.3% +0.8%
1994 56.5% +0.5%
1995 56.7% +0.3%
1996 56.8% +0.0%
1997 56.6% -0.2%
1998 56.3% -0.6%
1999 56.0% -0.5%
2000 55.6% -0.7%
2001 55.3% -0.6%
2002 54.9% -0.8%
2003 54.4% -0.9%
2004 53.8% -1.0%
2005 53.2% -1.2%
2006 52.6% -1.0%
2007 51.9% -1.5%
2008 51.2% -1.3%
2009 50.7% -0.9%
2010 54.0% +6.4%
2011 52.3% -3.2%
2012 51.2% -2.0%
2013 52.0% +1.6%
2014 51.8% -0.5%
2015 50.0% -3.5%
2016 48.1% -3.8%
2017 45.8% -4.7%
2018 45.5% -0.6%
2019 40.0% -12.1%
2020 37.5% -6.3%
2021 35.6% -5.0%
2022 37.6% +5.5%
2023 35.7% -4.9%
2024 35.1% -1.7%
2025 34.4% -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 56.3% 55.5% 56.8% 9
2000s 53.4% 50.7% 55.6% 10
2010s 49.1% 40.0% 54.0% 10
2020s 36.0% 34.4% 37.6% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Armenia?
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Armenia was 34.4% 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 Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 1996.
What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 2025.
How does Armenia rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Armenia ranks 88th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Armenia 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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Indicator
Self-employed, female (% of female 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
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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.