Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Belarus
Belarus: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 6.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Belarus, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Belarus is 6.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Belarus peaked at 16.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2025.
Belarus ranks 171st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16.1% | — |
| 1992 | 16.3% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 16.5% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 16.6% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 16.5% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 16.4% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 16.3% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 16.1% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 15.7% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 15.2% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 14.6% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 6.7% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 15.7% | 16.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 9.2% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 7.5% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.7% | 7.1% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Belarus
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.18 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,004 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,235 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 4,351 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Belarus?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Belarus was 6.7% 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2025.
- How does Belarus rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Belarus ranks 171st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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.