United States—Self-Employed (%)
Category: LaborSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #77 of 148Updated April 2026
Latest Value
62.6%
2024
YoY Change
-0.0%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#77
of 148 countries
Maximum
67.1%
2000
Minimum
61.7%
2021
CAGR
-0.3%
25 years
Last
62.6%
Previous
62.6%
Highest
67.1%
Lowest
61.7%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
United States's self-employed (%) was 62.6% in 2024, ranking #77 out of 148 countries. This represents a -0.0% change from 2023. Over the past 25 years, the highest recorded value was 67.1% (2000) and the lowest was 61.7% (2021). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 62.6% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 62.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 62.2% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 61.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 61.7% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 63.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 62.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 62.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 62.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 62.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 63.2% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 63.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 64.1% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 64.7% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 65.4% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 66.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 66.2% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 66.6% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 66.8% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 67.1% |
Top Countries — Self-Employed (%)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahamas, The | 97.7% | 2023 |
| 2 | Qatar | 87.4% | 2022 |
| 3 | Tanzania | 85.3% | 2024 |
| 4 | Nigeria | 81.5% | 2024 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 81.4% | 2024 |
| 6 | Cambodia | 80.0% | 2023 |
| 7 | Niger | 79.6% | 2022 |
| 8 | Bolivia | 79.6% | 2024 |
| 9 | Uganda | 79.4% | 2021 |
| 10 | Mozambique | 78.8% | 2022 |