Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in High income
High income: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 13.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in High income, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in High income is 13.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in High income peaked at 18.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2025.
That places High income 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 18.1% | — |
| 1992 | 18.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 18.2% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 18.3% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 18.2% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 18.1% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 18.2% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 17.8% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 17.6% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 17.3% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 17.1% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 13.4% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 13.1% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 17.6% | 18.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 15.9% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 14.3% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 13.1% | 14.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
More work & labour data for High income
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 46.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 44.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 69.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in High income?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in High income was 13.1% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2025.
- How does High income rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- High income ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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.