Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Channel Islands
Channel Islands: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 11.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Channel Islands, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Channel Islands stood at 11.8%. 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 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Channel Islands peaked at 13.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2025.
Channel Islands ranks 168th of 187 countries 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 Channel Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.9% | — |
| 1992 | 13.9% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 13.8% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 13.7% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 13.5% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 13.4% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 13.3% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 13.1% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 12.7% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 11.8% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.5% | 13.0% | 13.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 12.2% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 12.4% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.8% | 12.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Channel Islands
More work & labour data for Channel Islands
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 77.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 63.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 45.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 64.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 71.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Channel Islands?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Channel Islands was 11.8% 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 Channel Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Channel Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2025.
- How does Channel Islands rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Channel Islands ranks 168th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Channel Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Channel Islands 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.