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| Economy | Year | Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2023 | 92.7% |
| Albania | 2023 | 51.1% |
| Algeria | 2023 | 25.1% |
| American Samoa | 2023 | N/A |
| Andorra | 2023 | N/A |
| Angola | 2023 | 77.3% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2023 | N/A |
| Argentina | 2023 | 22.9% |
| Armenia | 2023 | 66.8% |
| Aruba | 2023 | N/A |
| Australia | 2023 | 9.4% |
| Austria | 2023 | 12.5% |
| Azerbaijan | 2023 | 71.6% |
| Bahamas, The | 2023 | 9% |
| Bahrain | 2023 | 3.4% |
| Bangladesh | 2023 | 61.3% |
| Barbados | 2023 | 14.3% |
| Belarus | 2023 | 3.3% |
| Belgium | 2023 | 11.3% |
| Belize | 2023 | 37.8% |
| Benin | 2023 | 92.4% |
| Bermuda | 2023 | N/A |
| Bhutan | 2023 | 82.2% |
| Bolivia | 2023 | 71.4% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2023 | 26.4% |
| Botswana | 2023 | 30.7% |
| Brazil | 2023 | 25.6% |
| British Virgin Islands | 2023 | N/A |
| Brunei Darussalam | 2023 | 6.9% |
| Bulgaria | 2023 | 8.7% |
| Burkina Faso | 2023 | 86.7% |
| Burundi | 2023 | 90.4% |
| Cabo Verde | 2023 | 46.4% |
| Cambodia | 2023 | 61.5% |
| Cameroon | 2023 | 78.5% |
| Canada | 2023 | 10.3% |
| Cayman Islands | 2023 | N/A |
| Central African Republic | 2023 | 97.6% |
| Chad | 2023 | 96.5% |
| Channel Islands | 2023 | 10.2% |
| Chile | 2023 | 23.5% |
| China | 2023 | 43.6% |
| Colombia | 2023 | 43.1% |
| Comoros | 2023 | 68.3% |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2023 | 91.4% |
| Congo, Rep. | 2023 | 89.9% |
| Costa Rica | 2023 | 23.3% |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 2023 | 84.2% |
| Croatia | 2023 | 9.1% |
| Cuba | 2023 | 20.6% |
| Curacao | 2023 | N/A |
| Cyprus | 2023 | 8.7% |
| Czechia | 2023 | 11.6% |
| Denmark | 2023 | 5.8% |
| Djibouti | 2023 | 62.1% |
| Dominica | 2023 | N/A |
| Dominican Republic | 2023 | 31.6% |
| Ecuador | 2023 | 59.5% |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | 2023 | 27.9% |
| El Salvador | 2023 | 43.2% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 2023 | 93.4% |
| Eritrea | 2023 | 85% |
| Estonia | 2023 | 7.5% |
| Eswatini | 2023 | 41.2% |
| Ethiopia | 2023 | 87.5% |
| Faroe Islands | 2023 | N/A |
| Fiji | 2023 | 28.9% |
| Finland | 2023 | 8.9% |
| France | 2023 | 10.2% |
| French Polynesia | 2023 | 13.8% |
| Gabon | 2023 | 39.9% |
| Gambia, The | 2023 | 82.7% |
| Georgia | 2023 | 45.1% |
| Germany | 2023 | 6.4% |
| Ghana | 2023 | 82.3% |
| Gibraltar | 2023 | N/A |
| Greece | 2023 | 25% |
| Greenland | 2023 | N/A |
| Grenada | 2023 | N/A |
| Guam | 2023 | 7.6% |
| Guatemala | 2023 | 54.1% |
| Guinea | 2023 | 89.6% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2023 | 87.1% |
| Guyana | 2023 | 30.8% |
| Haiti | 2023 | 84.6% |
| Honduras | 2023 | 55.2% |
| Hong Kong SAR, China | 2023 | 5.2% |
| Hungary | 2023 | 9.4% |
| Iceland | 2023 | 9.2% |
| India | 2023 | 80.1% |
| Indonesia | 2023 | 61.2% |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | 2023 | 37.3% |
| Iraq | 2023 | 36.6% |
| Ireland | 2023 | 7.9% |
| Isle of Man | 2023 | N/A |
| Israel | 2023 | 8.6% |
| Italy | 2023 | 16.1% |
| Jamaica | 2023 | 32.1% |
| Japan | 2023 | 8% |
| Jordan | 2023 | 4.9% |
| Kazakhstan | 2023 | 24% |
| Kenya | 2023 | 74.4% |
| Kiribati | 2023 | N/A |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 2023 | 92.1% |
| Korea, Rep. | 2023 | 20% |
| Kosovo | 2023 | N/A |
| Kuwait | 2023 | 0.7% |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 2023 | 28.4% |
| Lao PDR | 2023 | 82.1% |
| Latvia | 2023 | 10.8% |
| Lebanon | 2023 | 15.6% |
| Lesotho | 2023 | 34.4% |
| Liberia | 2023 | 91.5% |
| Libya | 2023 | 8.7% |
| Liechtenstein | 2023 | N/A |
| Lithuania | 2023 | 9.1% |
| Luxembourg | 2023 | 9.7% |
| Macao SAR, China | 2023 | 3.6% |
| Madagascar | 2023 | 90.8% |
| Malawi | 2023 | 67.8% |
| Malaysia | 2023 | 20.7% |
| Maldives | 2023 | 33.6% |
| Mali | 2023 | 92.9% |
| Malta | 2023 | 10.9% |
| Marshall Islands | 2023 | N/A |
| Mauritania | 2023 | 71.7% |
| Mauritius | 2023 | 11.5% |
| Mexico | 2023 | 31.4% |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 2023 | N/A |
| Moldova | 2023 | 59.5% |
| Monaco | 2023 | N/A |
| Mongolia | 2023 | 37.9% |
| Montenegro | 2023 | 12.7% |
| Morocco | 2023 | 24.9% |
| Mozambique | 2023 | 93.8% |
| Myanmar | 2023 | 64.4% |
| Namibia | 2023 | 44.6% |
| Nauru | 2023 | N/A |
| Nepal | 2023 | 91.7% |
| Netherlands | 2023 | 12.7% |
| New Caledonia | 2023 | 11.5% |
| New Zealand | 2023 | 15.6% |
| Nicaragua | 2023 | 48.2% |
| Niger | 2023 | 96% |
| Nigeria | 2023 | 89.2% |
| North Macedonia | 2023 | 11.3% |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 2023 | N/A |
| Norway | 2023 | 3.1% |
| Oman | 2023 | 4.7% |
| Pakistan | 2023 | 73.4% |
| Palau | 2023 | N/A |
| Panama | 2023 | 35% |
| Papua New Guinea | 2023 | 84.4% |
| Paraguay | 2023 | 41.2% |
| Peru | 2023 | 56.5% |
| Philippines | 2023 | 41.8% |
| Poland | 2023 | 14.3% |
| Portugal | 2023 | 11.5% |
| Puerto Rico | 2023 | 10% |
| Qatar | 2023 | 0.4% |
| Romania | 2023 | 20.4% |
| Russian Federation | 2023 | 5.8% |
| Rwanda | 2023 | 44.9% |
| Samoa | 2023 | 37.5% |
| San Marino | 2023 | N/A |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 2023 | 43.2% |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | 7% |
| Senegal | 2023 | 78.3% |
| Serbia | 2023 | 23.9% |
| Seychelles | 2023 | N/A |
| Sierra Leone | 2023 | 95.3% |
| Singapore | 2023 | 9% |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2023 | N/A |
| Slovak Republic | 2023 | 8.4% |
| Slovenia | 2023 | 10.2% |
| Solomon Islands | 2023 | 74.6% |
| Somalia | 2023 | 65.5% |
| South Africa | 2023 | 13.7% |
| South Sudan | 2023 | 74.3% |
| Spain | 2023 | 11.7% |
| Sri Lanka | 2023 | 39.6% |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | 2023 | N/A |
| St. Lucia | 2023 | 20.6% |
| St. Martin (French part) | 2023 | N/A |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 2023 | 22.3% |
| Sudan | 2022 | 56.8% |
| Suriname | 2023 | 19% |
| Sweden | 2023 | 6.5% |
| Switzerland | 2023 | 14.3% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 2023 | 10.6% |
| Tajikistan | 2023 | 29.3% |
| Tanzania | 2023 | 90.4% |
| Thailand | 2023 | 51.4% |
| Timor-Leste | 2023 | 80% |
| Togo | 2023 | 90.8% |
| Tonga | 2023 | 52.6% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2023 | 17.6% |
| Tunisia | 2023 | 15.8% |
| Turkiye | 2023 | 27.5% |
| Turkmenistan | 2023 | 32.2% |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2023 | N/A |
| Tuvalu | 2023 | N/A |
| Uganda | 2023 | 88.6% |
| Ukraine | 2021 | 17.2% |
| United Arab Emirates | 2023 | 4.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | 10.2% |
| United States | 2023 | 4.2% |
| Uruguay | 2023 | 27.1% |
| Uzbekistan | 2023 | 30.3% |
| Vanuatu | 2023 | 63.4% |
| Venezuela, RB | 2023 | 34.8% |
| Vietnam | 2023 | 57.2% |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 2023 | 6.9% |
| West Bank and Gaza | 2022 | 22.9% |
| Yemen, Rep. | 2023 | 66.3% |
| Zambia | 2023 | 82.4% |
| Zimbabwe | 2023 | 78.4% |
