Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Israel
Israel: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 14.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Israel, 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 Israel is 14.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Israel peaked at 16.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2021.
Israel ranks 164th 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16.4% | — |
| 1992 | 16.3% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 16.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 16.3% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 16.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 16.2% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 16.2% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 16.2% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16.1% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 16.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 16.1% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 14.2% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 16.2% | 16.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 15.6% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 13.9% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 13.7% | 14.4% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4851 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Israel?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Israel was 14.2% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2021.
- How does Israel rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Israel ranks 164th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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.