Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Suriname
Suriname: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 20.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Suriname, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Suriname stood at 20.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Suriname peaked at 21.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 1998.
Suriname ranks 118th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.7% | — |
| 1992 | 15.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 15.5% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 14.0% | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 12.8% | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 12.1% | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 13.0% | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 11.3% | -13.1% |
| 1999 | 11.9% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 21.1% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 20.7% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.6% | 11.3% | 15.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 12.4% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 16.6% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 20.7% | 21.5% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Suriname
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3213 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 168.36 1000 No (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 709 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Suriname?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Suriname was 20.7% 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 1998.
- How does Suriname rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Suriname ranks 118th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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.