Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 29.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Caribbean Small States, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Caribbean Small States stood at 29.8%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Caribbean Small States peaked at 30.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2005.
Caribbean Small States ranks 37th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27.4% | — |
| 1992 | 28.2% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 28.6% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 28.3% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 27.8% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 28.3% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 27.7% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 26.9% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 27.4% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 27.2% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 27.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 26.6% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 26.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 28.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 27.6% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 30.2% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 30.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 29.9% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 29.8% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.8% | 26.9% | 28.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 26.6% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 27.4% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 29.8% | 30.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 34 Zimbabwe 63.3% compare
- 35 Cameroon 62.5% compare
- 36 Azerbaijan 62.4% compare
- 37 Ghana 61.8% compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 61.0% compare
- 39 Bhutan 60.9% compare
- 40 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 60.4% compare
More work & labour data for Caribbean Small States
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 67.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 75.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 45.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 59.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Caribbean Small States?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Caribbean Small States was 29.8% 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 Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2005.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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.