Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in IDA blend
IDA blend: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 65.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in IDA blend, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in IDA blend stood at 65.1%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in IDA blend peaked at 74.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 65.1%, in 2025.
That places IDA blend 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 IDA blend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 74.1% | — |
| 1992 | 74.0% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 73.9% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 73.9% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 73.9% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 73.7% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 72.9% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 72.9% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 72.7% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 72.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 72.8% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 70.7% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 70.5% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 70.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 69.0% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 68.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 68.2% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 68.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 68.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 67.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 67.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 67.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 66.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 65.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 65.4% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 65.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 66.4% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 65.7% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 65.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 65.4% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 65.3% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 65.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.6% | 72.7% | 74.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 70.0% | 68.1% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 65.4% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 65.1% | 66.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More work & labour data for IDA blend
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 40.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 57.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 67.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 79.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in IDA blend?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in IDA blend was 65.1% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 74.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.1% in 2025.
- How does IDA blend rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- IDA blend ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.