Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 19.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 19.3%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 28.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2025.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 41st of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 25.1% | — |
| 1992 | 26.5% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 26.9% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 27.2% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 27.1% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 27.2% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 27.2% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 27.5% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 28.1% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 28.5% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 28.7% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 27.7% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 27.4% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 26.3% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 24.9% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 24.4% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 23.9% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 24.5% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 19.3% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.0% | 25.1% | 28.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 23.9% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 21.5% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 19.3% | 21.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 38 Solomon Islands 61.0% compare
- 39 Bhutan 60.9% compare
- 40 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 60.4% compare
- 41 Bangladesh 58.8% compare
- 42 Vanuatu 58.1% compare
- 43 Republic of Moldova 57.8% compare
- 44 Senegal 57.5% compare
More work & labour data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 29.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 68.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 32.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 25.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 74.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 64.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics was 19.3% 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 Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2025.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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.