Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Guam
Guam: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 15.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Guam, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Guam stood at 15.5%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Guam peaked at 18.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2025.
That places Guam 142nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Guam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 18.3% | — |
| 1992 | 18.2% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 18.1% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 18.0% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 17.9% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 17.8% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 17.6% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 17.5% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 17.3% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 17.2% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 17.0% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 16.9% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 16.8% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 16.4% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 15.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.9% | 17.3% | 18.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 16.3% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 15.7% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 15.5% | 15.9% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Guam
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 103.36 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.121 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1295 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1134 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 205.5 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1509 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 186.51 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 102.14 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 6.13 1000 No (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Guam?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Guam was 15.5% 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 Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2025.
- How does Guam rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Guam ranks 142nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guam 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.