Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) was 40.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Venezuela, 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 Venezuela is 40.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Venezuela peaked at 40.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 2007.
That places Venezuela 79th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 37.5% | — |
| 1992 | 37.3% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 37.1% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 37.2% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 36.8% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 37.7% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 35.1% | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 38.6% | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 39.7% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 40.9% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 39.9% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 38.9% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 39.3% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 36.8% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 35.4% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 34.6% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 35.3% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 36.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 35.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 35.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 35.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 36.2% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 39.3% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 39.7% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 40.2% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 40.3% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 40.4% | +0.2% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 40.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.6%, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 40.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.1%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.4% | 35.1% | 39.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 37.2% | 34.0% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 35.0% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 38.8% | 40.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More work & labour data for Venezuela
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,601 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 51.65 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 11,326 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.73 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.69 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 30,625 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 10,899 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 48.69 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.43 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.9762 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Venezuela?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Venezuela was 40.4% 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 40.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 2007.
- How does Venezuela rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Venezuela ranks 79th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.