Self-employed share
Where do most people work for themselves?
Chad leads with 91.6 %; 187 countries have data.
No data for 24 of 211 countries
| # | Country | Value · % | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 91.6 | 2025 |
| 2 | Niger | 89.5 | 2025 |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 88.8 | 2025 |
| 4 | Madagascar | 88.3 | 2025 |
| 5 | Nigeria | 86.2 | 2025 |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 85.4 | 2025 |
| 7 | Tanzania | 85.3 | 2025 |
| 8 | Mozambique | 85.3 | 2025 |
| 9 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 85.1 | 2025 |
| 10 | Burundi | 84.9 | 2025 |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 84.3 | 2025 |
| 12 | Afghanistan | 83.4 | 2025 |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 82.6 | 2025 |
| 14 | South Sudan | 82.5 | 2023 |
| 15 | Guinea | 81.9 | 2025 |
| 16 | Uganda | 80.5 | 2025 |
| 17 | Benin | 79.8 | 2025 |
| 18 | Papua New Guinea | 78.7 | 2025 |
| 19 | Nepal | 78.6 | 2025 |
| 20 | Liberia | 78.3 | 2025 |
| 21 | Lao PDR | 77.1 | 2025 |
| 22 | Haiti | 76.8 | 2025 |
| 23 | Congo, Rep. | 76.8 | 2025 |
| 24 | Togo | 76.6 | 2025 |
| 25 | Mali | 76.4 | 2025 |
| 26 | Angola | 75.9 | 2025 |
| 27 | Guinea-Bissau | 75.5 | 2025 |
| 28 | India | 74.9 | 2025 |
| 29 | Timor-Leste | 74.9 | 2025 |
| 30 | Zambia | 71.7 | 2025 |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 71.0 | 2025 |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 70.8 | 2025 |
| 33 | Solomon Islands | 69.9 | 2025 |
| 34 | Bhutan | 69.5 | 2025 |
| 35 | Cameroon | 69.3 | 2025 |
| 36 | Gambia, The | 68.6 | 2025 |
| 37 | Ghana | 67.5 | 2025 |
| 38 | Azerbaijan | 67.0 | 2025 |
| 39 | Bolivia | 66.3 | 2025 |
| 40 | Myanmar | 65.5 | 2025 |
| 41 | Kenya | 64.8 | 2025 |
| 42 | Senegal | 64.3 | 2025 |
| 43 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 62.1 | 2025 |
| 44 | Malawi | 61.3 | 2025 |
| 45 | Bangladesh | 61.0 | 2025 |
| 46 | Vanuatu | 60.6 | 2025 |
| 47 | Moldova | 58.8 | 2025 |
| 48 | Comoros | 57.9 | 2025 |
| 49 | Mauritania | 57.4 | 2025 |
| 50 | Pakistan | 57.0 | 2025 |
| 51 | Cambodia | 55.5 | 2025 |
| 52 | Viet Nam | 53.3 | 2025 |
| 53 | Indonesia | 53.3 | 2025 |
| 54 | Yemen, Rep. | 52.6 | 2025 |
| 55 | Eritrea | 52.4 | 2025 |
| 56 | Ecuador | 52.3 | 2025 |
| 57 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 52.2 | 2025 |
| 58 | Peru | 51.3 | 2025 |
| 59 | Djibouti | 51.1 | 2025 |
| 60 | Thailand | 50.7 | 2025 |
| 61 | Albania | 50.3 | 2025 |
| 62 | Sudan | 46.5 | 2022 |
| 63 | Georgia | 46.1 | 2025 |
| 64 | Colombia | 45.6 | 2025 |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | 45.4 | 2025 |
| 66 | Samoa | 44.5 | 2025 |
| 67 | Nicaragua | 44.3 | 2025 |
| 68 | Honduras | 44.1 | 2025 |
| 69 | Sao Tome and Principe | 44.0 | 2025 |
| 70 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 42.9 | 2025 |
| 71 | Syrian Arab Republic | 42.4 | 2025 |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 42.1 | 2025 |
| 73 | Sri Lanka | 42.1 | 2025 |
| 74 | Tonga | 41.8 | 2025 |
| 75 | Paraguay | 41.3 | 2025 |
| 76 | Mongolia | 41.2 | 2025 |
| 77 | Panama | 40.6 | 2025 |
| 78 | Rwanda | 40.4 | 2025 |
| 79 | Venezuela, RB | 40.4 | 2025 |
| 80 | Morocco | 40.1 | 2025 |
| 81 | Guatemala | 39.1 | 2025 |
| 82 | Lesotho | 38.5 | 2025 |
| 83 | Cabo Verde | 38.5 | 2025 |
| 84 | China | 37.7 | 2025 |
| 85 | Namibia | 36.5 | 2025 |
| 86 | Philippines | 36.1 | 2025 |
| 87 | Jamaica | 35.7 | 2025 |
| 88 | El Salvador | 35.7 | 2025 |
| 89 | Belize | 35.2 | 2025 |
| 90 | Fiji | 34.1 | 2025 |
| 91 | Armenia | 33.7 | 2025 |
| 92 | Gabon | 32.4 | 2025 |
| 93 | Turkmenistan | 32.0 | 2025 |
| 94 | Iraq | 31.7 | 2025 |
| 95 | Tajikistan | 31.3 | 2025 |
| 96 | Guyana | 31.1 | 2025 |
| 97 | Mexico | 30.8 | 2025 |
| 98 | Kyrgyz Republic | 30.5 | 2025 |
| 99 | Greece | 30.5 | 2025 |
| 100 | Brazil | 30.3 | 2025 |
| 101 | Eswatini | 30.2 | 2025 |
| 102 | Algeria | 30.2 | 2025 |
| 103 | Turkiye | 28.5 | 2025 |
| 104 | Lebanon | 28.4 | 2023 |
| 105 | Botswana | 28.1 | 2025 |
| 106 | Uruguay | 28.0 | 2025 |
| 107 | Equatorial Guinea | 27.5 | 2025 |
| 108 | Serbia | 27.0 | 2025 |
| 109 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 27.0 | 2025 |
| 110 | St. Lucia | 26.7 | 2025 |
| 111 | Costa Rica | 26.6 | 2025 |
| 112 | Kazakhstan | 26.1 | 2025 |
| 113 | Libya | 25.9 | 2025 |
| 114 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25.7 | 2025 |
| 115 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 25.7 | 2025 |
| 116 | Argentina | 25.6 | 2025 |
| 117 | Malaysia | 25.4 | 2025 |
| 118 | Tunisia | 24.9 | 2025 |
| 119 | Cuba | 24.9 | 2025 |
| 120 | Chile | 23.9 | 2025 |
| 121 | West Bank and Gaza | 23.8 | 2022 |
| 122 | Korea, Rep. | 22.7 | 2025 |
| 123 | Suriname | 22.5 | 2025 |
| 124 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22.1 | 2025 |
| 125 | Italy | 21.1 | 2025 |
| 126 | Ukraine | 21.0 | 2021 |
| 127 | Maldives | 20.0 | 2025 |
| 128 | Barbados | 19.5 | 2025 |
| 129 | Poland | 18.9 | 2025 |
| 130 | New Zealand | 18.4 | 2025 |
| 131 | French Polynesia | 18.2 | 2025 |
| 132 | Mauritius | 17.8 | 2025 |
| 133 | Montenegro | 17.4 | 2025 |
| 134 | South Africa | 17.3 | 2025 |
| 135 | New Caledonia | 17.1 | 2025 |
| 136 | Bahamas, The | 17.1 | 2025 |
| 137 | Switzerland | 16.9 | 2025 |
| 138 | Netherlands | 16.8 | 2025 |
| 139 | North Macedonia | 16.6 | 2025 |
| 140 | Australia | 16.1 | 2025 |
| 141 | Czechia | 15.7 | 2025 |
| 142 | Guam | 15.5 | 2025 |
| 143 | Slovak Republic | 14.9 | 2025 |
| 144 | Belgium | 14.6 | 2025 |
| 145 | Spain | 14.5 | 2025 |
| 146 | Romania | 14.5 | 2025 |
| 147 | Portugal | 14.4 | 2025 |
| 148 | Slovenia | 14.0 | 2025 |
| 149 | Malta | 13.9 | 2025 |
| 150 | Latvia | 13.7 | 2025 |
| 151 | Ireland | 13.4 | 2025 |
| 152 | Iceland | 13.3 | 2025 |
| 153 | France | 13.3 | 2025 |
| 154 | United Kingdom | 13.1 | 2025 |
| 155 | Canada | 12.9 | 2025 |
| 156 | Croatia | 12.7 | 2025 |
| 157 | Singapore | 12.7 | 2025 |
| 158 | Puerto Rico (US) | 12.6 | 2025 |
| 159 | Finland | 12.5 | 2025 |
| 160 | Austria | 12.2 | 2025 |
| 161 | Estonia | 12.1 | 2025 |
| 162 | Bulgaria | 11.8 | 2025 |
| 163 | Hungary | 11.6 | 2025 |
| 164 | Lithuania | 11.5 | 2025 |
| 165 | Israel | 11.3 | 2025 |
| 166 | Jordan | 11.2 | 2025 |
| 167 | Luxembourg | 10.3 | 2025 |
| 168 | Sweden | 10.2 | 2025 |
| 169 | Cyprus | 10.2 | 2025 |
| 170 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 9.1 | 2025 |
| 171 | Japan | 9.1 | 2025 |
| 172 | Channel Islands | 8.6 | 2025 |
| 173 | Germany | 8.1 | 2025 |
| 174 | Denmark | 7.9 | 2025 |
| 175 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 7.7 | 2025 |
| 176 | Brunei Darussalam | 7.3 | 2025 |
| 177 | Belarus | 6.8 | 2025 |
| 178 | Macao SAR, China | 6.8 | 2025 |
| 179 | Russian Federation | 6.3 | 2025 |
| 180 | United States | 6.1 | 2025 |
| 181 | Saudi Arabia | 5.5 | 2025 |
| 182 | United Arab Emirates | 5.1 | 2025 |
| 183 | Oman | 5.0 | 2025 |
| 184 | Norway | 4.9 | 2025 |
| 185 | Kuwait | 3.2 | 2025 |
| 186 | Bahrain | 2.4 | 2025 |
| 187 | Qatar | 0.8 | 2025 |
By region
Europe & Central Asia
Azerbaijan
67.0%
49 countries
Sub-Saharan Africa
Chad
91.6%
47 countries
Latin America & Caribbean
Haiti
76.8%
31 countries
East Asia & Pacific
Papua New Guinea
78.7%
29 countries
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Afghanistan
83.4%
23 countries
South Asia
Nepal
78.6%
6 countries
North America
Canada
12.9%
2 countries
What changed
Fell the most
- Viet Nam-28 pts1991 to 2025
- Turkiye-24 pts1991 to 2025
- Equatorial Guinea-23 pts1991 to 2025
- Ghana-21 pts1991 to 2025
- Gabon-20 pts1991 to 2025
Rose the most
- Moldova+32 pts1991 to 2025
- Cuba+18 pts1991 to 2025
- Botswana+8 pts1991 to 2025
- Barbados+7 pts1991 to 2025
- Netherlands+7 pts1991 to 2025
Every number carries its source and year. Where a country is missing, it is missing — we do not interpolate.
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2021–2025