Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 32.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Turkmenistan, 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 Turkmenistan is 32.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Turkmenistan peaked at 42.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2025.
That places Turkmenistan 93rd 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 Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 40.8% | — |
| 1992 | 41.1% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 41.0% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 41.2% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 41.8% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 42.1% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 42.4% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 42.5% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 42.4% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 42.2% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 41.9% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 41.6% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 41.3% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 41.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 40.5% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 39.9% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 39.2% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 38.6% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 37.4% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 36.8% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 36.2% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 35.7% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 35.2% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 34.4% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 34.1% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 33.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 33.1% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 32.7% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 32.5% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 32.3% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 32.1% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 32.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.7% | 40.8% | 42.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 38.0% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 33.6% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 32.0% | 33.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Turkmenistan?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Turkmenistan was 32.0% 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2025.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Turkmenistan ranks 93rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.