Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 32.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Trinidad and Tobago, 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 Trinidad and Tobago is 32.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 32.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2005.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 96th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 25.1% | — |
| 1992 | 26.8% | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 28.1% | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 27.4% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 27.8% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 26.7% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 25.5% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 25.0% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 25.6% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 25.5% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 26.1% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 26.1% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 25.1% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 25.1% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 25.9% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 26.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 25.1% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 30.6% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 31.3% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 30.4% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 32.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 32.0% | +0.1% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 32.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.6%, 1.9× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 32.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.6%, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.4% | 25.0% | 28.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 24.1% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 25.1% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 30.4% | 32.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More work & labour data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9186 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.882 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9542 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.53 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2012 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 812.28 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 482.78 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 455.57 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 442.79 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 898.36 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Trinidad and Tobago was 32.0% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2005.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 96th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.