Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Algeria
Algeria: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 30.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Algeria, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Algeria stood at 30.2%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Algeria peaked at 40.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 2025.
That places Algeria 102nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 40.0% | — |
| 1992 | 40.0% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 40.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 40.0% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 40.0% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 39.9% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 39.7% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 39.4% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 39.0% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 38.7% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 38.3% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 36.7% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 35.1% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 34.7% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 34.3% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 33.7% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 33.5% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 33.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 31.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 31.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 30.8% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 30.7% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 30.4% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 30.2% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.8% | 39.0% | 40.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 35.2% | 33.3% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 31.0% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 30.2% | 31.2% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1871 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 64,488 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Algeria?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Algeria was 30.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 2025.
- How does Algeria rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Algeria ranks 102nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, total (% of total 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.