Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 73.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 73.1%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 89.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 73.1%, in 2025.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 19th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 89.2% | — |
| 1992 | 88.9% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 88.6% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 88.2% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 87.8% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 87.2% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 86.7% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 86.2% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 85.6% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 85.1% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 84.5% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 84.0% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 83.4% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 82.8% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 82.3% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 81.7% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 81.3% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 80.8% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 80.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 79.7% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 79.1% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 78.6% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 78.1% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 77.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 77.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 76.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 75.9% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 75.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 74.9% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 74.8% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 74.3% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 73.8% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 73.6% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 73.3% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 73.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.6% | 85.6% | 89.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 82.6% | 80.3% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 74.9% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 73.1% | 74.8% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,934 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.2 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,788 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.25 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.16 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 19,084 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 6,038 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 65.37 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.63 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 73.1% 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.1% in 2025.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 19th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.