Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Armenia
Armenia: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 33.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Armenia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Armenia recorded 33.0% for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Armenia peaked at 50.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2025.
Armenia ranks 92nd 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 Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 46.5% | — |
| 1992 | 47.9% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 48.9% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 49.7% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 50.1% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 50.0% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 49.5% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 49.0% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 48.5% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 47.9% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 47.1% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 46.3% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 45.5% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 44.6% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 43.7% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 42.8% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 42.3% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 41.4% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 44.3% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 44.0% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 41.0% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 40.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 39.1% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 38.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 39.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 41.9% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 37.9% | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 35.2% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 34.0% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 33.6% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 33.0% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.1% | 46.5% | 50.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 45.1% | 42.0% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 38.8% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 33.0% | 41.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 89 Kyrgyzstan 33.7% compare
- 90 Saint Lucia 33.7% compare
- 91 Lebanon 33.0% compare
- 93 Philippines 32.6% compare
- 94 Guyana 32.6% compare
- 95 Guatemala 32.1% compare
More work & labour data for Armenia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7088 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6966 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.721 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0634 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,005 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 695.21 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 854.22 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 837.98 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,692 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Armenia?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Armenia was 33.0% 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2025.
- How does Armenia rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Armenia ranks 92nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. 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, 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.