Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Armenia
Armenia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 33.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Armenia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Armenia is 33.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Armenia peaked at 53.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 2025.
That places Armenia 91st out of 187 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 Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 50.6% | — |
| 1992 | 51.6% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 52.3% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 52.9% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 53.1% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 53.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 52.9% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 52.5% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 52.2% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 51.8% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 51.3% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 50.8% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 49.4% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 48.7% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 47.2% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 46.5% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 46.2% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 47.4% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 48.1% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 47.4% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 46.2% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 44.8% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 42.3% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 42.0% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 39.5% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 36.8% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 36.3% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 34.8% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 34.3% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 33.7% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.3% | 50.6% | 53.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 49.0% | 46.2% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.8% | 39.5% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 33.7% | 39.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Armenia?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Armenia was 33.7% 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 2025.
- How does Armenia rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Armenia ranks 91st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia 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.