Latin America & Caribbean: share of self-employed workers 2018, by country
Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2018, by country
by Marina Pasquali,
last edited
Aug 9, 2019
Haiti is the country with the highest share of self-employed workers in Latin America and the Caribbean. In 2018, over 86 percent of Haitians who were employed had a self-employment job (a job where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). According to the source, self-employment status comprises four sub-categories: employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.
Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2018, by country
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| Share of employed population | |
|---|---|
| Haiti | 86.3% |
| Bolivia | 62.5% |
| Guyana | 60.6% |
| Peru | 54.9% |
| Honduras | 52.2% |
| Colombia | 50.9% |
| Ecuador | 49.1% |
| Nicaragua | 44.8% |
| Paraguay | 43.8% |
| Dominican Republic | 43.7% |
| El Salvador | 40% |
| Jamaica | 39.3% |
| Guatemala | 37.5% |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 36.9% |
| Venezuela | 36.5% |
| Saint Lucia | 35.1% |
| Panama | 34.9% |
| Belize | 33.9% |
| Brazil | 32.3% |
| Mexico | 31.4% |
| Chile | 28.5% |
| Uruguay | 28% |
| Argentina | 25.4% |
| Costa Rica | 24.2% |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 23.8% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 23.5% |
| Puerto Rico | 17% |
| Barbados | 16.6% |
| Bahamas | 14.4% |
| Suriname | 14% |
| Cuba | 9.3% |
| Share of employed population | |
|---|---|
| Haiti | 86.3% |
| Bolivia | 62.5% |
| Guyana | 60.6% |
| Peru | 54.9% |
| Honduras | 52.2% |
| Colombia | 50.9% |
| Ecuador | 49.1% |
| Nicaragua | 44.8% |
| Paraguay | 43.8% |
| Dominican Republic | 43.7% |
| El Salvador | 40% |
| Jamaica | 39.3% |
| Guatemala | 37.5% |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 36.9% |
| Venezuela | 36.5% |
| Saint Lucia | 35.1% |
| Panama | 34.9% |
| Belize | 33.9% |
| Brazil | 32.3% |
| Mexico | 31.4% |
| Chile | 28.5% |
| Uruguay | 28% |
| Argentina | 25.4% |
| Costa Rica | 24.2% |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 23.8% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 23.5% |
| Puerto Rico | 17% |
| Barbados | 16.6% |
| Bahamas | 14.4% |
| Suriname | 14% |
| Cuba | 9.3% |
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by Marina Pasquali,
last edited
Aug 9, 2019
Haiti is the country with the highest share of self-employed workers in Latin America and the Caribbean. In 2018, over 86 percent of Haitians who were employed had a self-employment job (a job where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). According to the source, self-employment status comprises four sub-categories: employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.
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- Region
- Central and South America, Mexico
- Survey time period
- 2018
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According to ILO, 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", which are commonly characterized as jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers comprise four sub-categories: employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.
The figures are calculated from the total employed population. Self-employment status does not include employees (workers who hold the type of jobs defined as “paid employment jobs”, where the incumbents hold employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration), workers not classifiable by status, unemployed or non-economically active population.
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- Release date
- November 2018
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- Region
- Central and South America, Mexico
- Survey time period
- 2018
- Supplementary notes
-
According to ILO, 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", which are commonly characterized as jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers comprise four sub-categories: employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.
The figures are calculated from the total employed population. Self-employment status does not include employees (workers who hold the type of jobs defined as “paid employment jobs”, where the incumbents hold employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration), workers not classifiable by status, unemployed or non-economically active population.
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