Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Liberia
Liberia: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 90.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Liberia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Liberia stood at 90.7%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Liberia peaked at 94.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 90.7%, in 2025.
Liberia ranks 7th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 90.8% | — |
| 1992 | 91.6% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 92.2% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 92.9% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 93.6% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 94.0% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 93.9% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 93.7% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 93.6% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 93.4% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 93.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 93.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 92.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 92.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 92.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 92.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 92.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 92.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 91.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 91.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 91.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 91.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 91.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 91.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 91.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 90.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 90.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 91.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 91.2% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 90.9% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 90.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.9% | 90.8% | 94.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 92.8% | 92.1% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 90.8% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 90.7% | 91.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 4 Afghanistan 93.5% compare
- 5 Mozambique 91.3% compare
- 6 Nepal 90.8% compare
- 8 Madagascar 90.6% compare
- 9 Burundi 90.6% compare
- 10 Tanzania, United Republic of 90.6% compare
More work & labour data for Liberia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1439 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1155 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1716 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.202 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,689 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,115 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 6,410 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 6,256 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 12,665 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Liberia?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Liberia was 90.7% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.7% in 2025.
- How does Liberia rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Liberia ranks 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liberia 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.