Lesotho - Self-employed

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Lesotho was 55.99 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 76.24 in 1991, while its lowest value was 55.99 in 2019.

Definition: 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." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 76.24
1992 76.00
1993 75.80
1994 75.64
1995 75.38
1996 74.83
1997 74.67
1998 73.94
1999 73.22
2000 72.18
2001 71.05
2002 70.11
2003 69.51
2004 68.79
2005 67.83
2006 66.54
2007 65.54
2008 64.19
2009 64.04
2010 63.32
2011 62.22
2012 61.49
2013 60.60
2014 59.47
2015 58.70
2016 57.72
2017 57.05
2018 56.53
2019 55.99

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Lesotho was 40.36 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 59.37 in 1991, while its lowest value was 40.36 in 2019.

Definition: 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." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 59.37
1992 59.03
1993 58.86
1994 58.61
1995 58.38
1996 57.68
1997 57.54
1998 57.10
1999 56.67
2000 55.63
2001 54.50
2002 53.99
2003 53.08
2004 52.35
2005 51.34
2006 49.92
2007 48.80
2008 47.11
2009 46.98
2010 46.49
2011 45.18
2012 44.09
2013 43.28
2014 42.32
2015 41.58
2016 40.75
2017 40.66
2018 40.60
2019 40.36

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Lesotho was 47.06 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 66.94 in 1991, while its lowest value was 47.06 in 2019.

Definition: 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." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 66.94
1992 66.41
1993 66.04
1994 65.63
1995 65.30
1996 64.65
1997 64.55
1998 64.16
1999 63.73
2000 62.71
2001 61.62
2002 60.95
2003 60.14
2004 59.43
2005 58.44
2006 57.07
2007 56.01
2008 54.46
2009 54.30
2010 53.65
2011 52.40
2012 51.46
2013 50.62
2014 49.59
2015 48.86
2016 47.97
2017 47.68
2018 47.42
2019 47.06

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity