Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 9.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in United States Virgin Islands, 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 United States Virgin Islands is 9.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 9.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2008.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 170th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.6% | — |
| 1992 | 8.5% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 8.5% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 8.4% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 8.3% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 8.3% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 8.2% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 8.1% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 9.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 8.1% | 8.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 7.6% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.6% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.2% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for United States Virgin Islands
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 61.96 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2921 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.42 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.32 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.8316 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3057 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2.09 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 31.75 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 30.21 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 86.82 1000 No (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in United States Virgin Islands?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in United States Virgin Islands was 9.1% 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 United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2008.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 170th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands 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.