Libya - Self-employed

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

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Libya was 35.29 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 35.72 in 2016, while its lowest value was 31.54 in 1991.

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 31.54
1992 31.71
1993 31.95
1994 32.10
1995 32.51
1996 32.70
1997 32.96
1998 33.29
1999 33.49
2000 33.49
2001 33.76
2002 33.82
2003 33.34
2004 33.16
2005 32.60
2006 32.38
2007 32.29
2008 32.45
2009 33.09
2010 33.33
2011 33.80
2012 32.61
2013 33.62
2014 34.51
2015 35.19
2016 35.72
2017 35.61
2018 35.32
2019 35.29

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

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Libya was 39.78 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 41.90 in 2016, while its lowest value was 30.17 in 1991.

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 30.17
1992 30.44
1993 30.80
1994 30.97
1995 31.84
1996 32.13
1997 32.61
1998 33.09
1999 33.56
2000 33.80
2001 34.52
2002 35.30
2003 34.69
2004 34.74
2005 33.99
2006 33.66
2007 33.31
2008 33.33
2009 33.69
2010 33.50
2011 37.37
2012 34.72
2013 36.26
2014 38.61
2015 40.51
2016 41.90
2017 40.97
2018 39.94
2019 39.78

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

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Libya was 38.34 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 39.92 in 2016, while its lowest value was 30.50 in 1991.

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 30.50
1992 30.75
1993 31.09
1994 31.26
1995 32.01
1996 32.28
1997 32.71
1998 33.15
1999 33.54
2000 33.71
2001 34.30
2002 34.86
2003 34.29
2004 34.26
2005 33.57
2006 33.27
2007 32.99
2008 33.05
2009 33.50
2010 33.44
2011 36.24
2012 34.05
2013 35.42
2014 37.29
2015 38.80
2016 39.92
2017 39.27
2018 38.47
2019 38.34

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity