Data for 2004

Self-Employment Rate, 2004

2004, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Self-Employment Rate, 2004 covers 187 countries. Afghanistan is highest, at 93.96; Qatar is lowest, at 1.22. The middle country reads 38.11. Against 2003, 187 values changed (47 up, 140 down), the same countries are covered.

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Self-Employment Rate · Data for 2004

HighestAfghanistan

93.96

LowestQatar

1.22

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

187countries
1measure
2004the year it describes
187distinct values14 decimals, as published
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Self-Employment Rate, 2004, as published. ILO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Self-Employment Rate, 2004: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	93.96
2	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	93.53
3	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	92.26
4	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	92.12
5	GuineaGINWestern Africa	91.96
6	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	91.10
7	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	90.74
8	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	90.49
9	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	87.91
10	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	86.86
11	NigerNERWestern Africa	86.29
12	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	86.07
13	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	85.34
14	BeninBENWestern Africa	85.30
15	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	84.98
16	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	84.36
17	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	84.22
18	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	84.16
19	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	83.86
20	MaliMLIWestern Africa	83.77
21	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	83.34
22	TogoTGOWestern Africa	82.86
23	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	82.77
24	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	82.61
25	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	81.87
26	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	81.35
27	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	81.20
28	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	81.18
29	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	81.00
30	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	78.32
31	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	78.13
32	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	78.03
33	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	77.06
34	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	76.03
35	HaitiHTICaribbean	75.71
36	BoliviaBOLSouth America	73.91
37	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	73.89
38	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	71.92
39	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	71.64
40	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	70.99
41	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	69.73
42	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	69.14
43	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	68.54
44	SenegalSENWestern Africa	67.91
45	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	66.44
46	KenyaKENEastern Africa	66.18
47	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	65.11
48	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	64.21
49	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	63.97
50	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	62.55
51	PeruPERSouth America	62.26
52	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	62.13
53	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	61.96
54	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	59.37
55	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	59.23
56	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	58.64
57	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	56.79
58	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	56.54
59	ParaguayPRYSouth America	56.12
60	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	55.58
61	TongaTONPolynesia	53.79
62	EritreaERIEastern Africa	53.64
63	EcuadorECUSouth America	52.08
64	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	50.92
65	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	49.44
66	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	49.21
67	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	49.08
68	YemenYEMWestern Asia	48.94
69	IranIRNSouthern Asia	48.62
70	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	48.48
71	NicaraguaNICCentral America	47.46
72	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	47.39
73	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	47.02
74	HondurasHNDCentral America	47.00
75	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	46.90
76	SamoaWSMPolynesia	46.65
77	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	45.78
78	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	44.55
79	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	44.14
80	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	44.07
81	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	43.92
82	ColombiaCOLSouth America	43.73
83	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	43.44
84	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	42.40
85	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	42.30
86	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	41.92
87	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	41.14
88	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	40.96
89	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	40.06
90	GabonGABMiddle Africa	40.00
91	PanamaPANCentral America	38.81
92	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	38.74
93	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	38.43
94	FijiFJIMelanesia	38.11
95	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	37.64
96	GuyanaGUYSouth America	37.29
97	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	36.94
98	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	36.88
99	VenezuelaVENSouth America	36.82
100	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	36.60
101	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	35.75
102	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	35.19
103	IraqIRQWestern Asia	34.97
104	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	34.68
105	BrazilBRASouth America	34.38
106	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	33.76
107	MexicoMEXCentral America	33.74
108	BelizeBLZCentral America	32.36
109	Costa RicaCRICentral America	31.90
110	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	31.65
111	PolandPOLEastern Europe	31.57
112	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	30.55
113	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	29.37
114	UruguayURYSouth America	29.17
115	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	28.75
116	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	28.61
117	ItalyITASouthern Europe	27.93
118	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	27.19
119	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	26.38
120	ChileCHLSouth America	25.69
121	ArgentinaARGSouth America	25.62
122	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	25.42
123	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	25.39
124	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	25.17
125	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	24.83
126	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	24.74
127	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	23.52
128	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	22.20
129	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	22.19
130	UkraineUKREastern Europe	21.95
131	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	21.65
132	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	21.31
133	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	21.17
134	SurinameSURSouth America	20.04
135	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	19.75
136	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	19.58
137	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	19.13
138	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	18.84
139	SpainESPSouthern Europe	18.13
140	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	17.92
141	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	17.46
142	JordanJORWestern Asia	17.24
143	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	16.82
144	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	16.76
145	GuamGUMMicronesia	16.69
146	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	16.48
147	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	16.37
148	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	16.23
149	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	16.14
150	BahamasBHSCaribbean	15.99
151	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	15.56
152	CanadaCANNorthern America	15.43
153	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	15.31
154	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	15.30
155	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	15.27
156	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	14.70
157	JapanJPNEastern Asia	14.67
158	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	14.52
159	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	14.44
160	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	14.41
161	CubaCUBCaribbean	14.20
162	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	13.43
163	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	13.18
164	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	13.10
165	BelarusBLREastern Europe	12.65
166	IsraelISRWestern Asia	12.62
167	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	12.46
168	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	12.07
169	MacauMACEastern Asia	11.63
170	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	11.41
171	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	11.31
172	FranceFRAWestern Europe	10.97
173	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	10.92
174	OmanOMNWestern Asia	9.36
175	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	8.80
176	Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	8.70
177	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	8.36
178	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	8.18
179	United StatesUSANorthern America	8.02
180	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	7.83
181	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	7.10
182	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	6.46
183	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	6.10
184	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	4.36
185	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	3.75
186	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	3.02
187	QatarQATWestern Asia	1.22

02In 2004

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Afghanistan93.96
2Chad93.53
3Sierra Leone92.26
4Nigeria92.12
5Guinea91.96

Lowest

187Qatar1.22
186Kuwait3.02
185United Arab Emirates3.75
184Bahrain4.36
183Saudi Arabia6.10

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 38.11. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032003 → 2004

Since 2003

What changed between 2003 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
47 · 140rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Ecuador48.26 → 52.08+3.81
Pakistan60.58 → 62.55+1.97
Egypt33.80 → 35.19+1.39
Paraguay54.82 → 56.12+1.30
Slovenia18.41 → 19.58+1.16

Fell most

Romania31.31 → 26.38−4.93
Türkiye47.98 → 44.14−3.85
Vietnam73.34 → 69.73−3.61
Thailand59.86 → 56.54−3.31
Mauritius22.34 → 19.13−3.21

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2004.
The position is ours
ILO publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 187 countries has every column.

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2004). Self-Employment Rate, 2004 [data set], describing 2004. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/self-employment/2004

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