Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Liberia
Liberia: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 67.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Liberia, 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 Liberia is 67.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Liberia peaked at 76.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 1991.
That places Liberia 26th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 65.0% | — |
| 1992 | 67.8% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 70.4% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 72.7% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 74.9% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 76.2% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 75.4% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 74.5% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 73.5% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 72.5% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 71.7% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 71.1% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 70.9% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 70.7% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 70.6% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 70.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 70.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 69.9% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 69.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 69.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 69.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 68.6% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 68.3% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 68.0% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 67.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 67.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 67.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 67.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 68.9% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 68.3% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 68.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 67.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 67.4% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 67.0% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.3% | 65.0% | 76.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 70.8% | 69.7% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.0% | 67.2% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 67.0% | 68.9% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1155 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Liberia?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Liberia was 67.0% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 1991.
- How does Liberia rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Liberia ranks 26th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.