Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Low income
Low income: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 74.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Low income, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Low income recorded 74.5% for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Low income peaked at 75.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.2%, in 2010.
That places Low income 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Low income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 72.6% | — |
| 1992 | 72.9% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 73.2% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 73.6% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 73.9% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 73.8% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 73.7% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 73.6% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 73.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 73.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 73.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 73.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 73.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 73.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 73.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 73.2% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 73.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 72.5% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 72.4% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 72.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 72.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 72.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 72.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 72.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 73.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 73.1% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 73.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 73.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 74.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 73.6% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 73.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 74.7% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 74.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.4% | 72.6% | 73.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 73.2% | 72.4% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 72.2% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.2% | 73.3% | 75.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 1 Chad 88.1% compare
- 2 Madagascar 86.1% compare
- 3 Niger 84.6% compare
- 4 Nigeria 83.0% compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 83.0% compare
More work & labour data for Low income
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 55.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 44.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 77.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 56.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Low income?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Low income was 74.5% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.2% in 2010.
- How does Low income rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Low income ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Low 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.