Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Honduras
Honduras: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 44.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Honduras, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Honduras recorded 44.1% for self-employed, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Honduras peaked at 51.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 42.7%, in 2016.
That places Honduras 68th 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 Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 49.1% | — |
| 1992 | 49.1% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 48.9% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 48.8% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 48.6% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 48.5% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 48.3% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 48.2% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 48.1% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 47.9% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 47.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 47.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 47.0% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 46.8% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 46.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 45.3% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 47.1% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 49.8% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 47.3% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 51.3% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 49.9% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 44.8% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 45.9% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 42.7% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 46.8% | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 46.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 45.2% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 45.6% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 45.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 44.9% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 44.6% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 44.4% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 44.1% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.6% | 48.1% | 49.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 46.8% | 44.9% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 42.7% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 44.1% | 45.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 65 Uzbekistan 45.4% compare
- 66 Samoa 44.5% compare
- 67 Nicaragua 44.3% compare
- 69 Sao Tome and Principe 44.0% compare
- 70 Iran, Islamic Republic of 42.9% compare
- 71 Syria 42.4% compare
More work & labour data for Honduras
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1079 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0917 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1244 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 9,793 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,456 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 8,495 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 8,535 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 17,030 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Honduras?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Honduras was 44.1% 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.7% in 2016.
- How does Honduras rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Honduras ranks 68th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras 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.