Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Algeria
Algeria: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 31.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Algeria, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Algeria stood at 31.4%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Algeria peaked at 39.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 2025.
Algeria ranks 99th 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, male (% of male employment) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 39.6% | — |
| 1992 | 39.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 39.7% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 39.7% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 39.7% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 39.6% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 39.4% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 39.1% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 38.8% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 38.5% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 38.1% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 36.7% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 35.3% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 35.0% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 34.7% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 34.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 34.4% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 34.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 34.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 34.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 33.1% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 31.9% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 32.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 32.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 32.7% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 32.5% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 31.9% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 31.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 31.6% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 31.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.5% | 38.8% | 39.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 35.6% | 34.3% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 31.9% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 31.4% | 32.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 96 Trinidad and Tobago 32.0% compare
- 97 Cape Verde 31.6% compare
- 98 Namibia 31.6% compare
- 100 Iraq 31.0% compare
- 101 El Salvador 30.8% compare
- 102 Mexico 30.7% 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, male (% of male employment) in Algeria?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Algeria was 31.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 1994.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 2025.
- How does Algeria rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Algeria ranks 99th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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, male (% of male 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.