Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) fell 0.601% to 60.9% in Armenia in 2023

Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) (%), 2023
Labour | Armenia | September 1, 2025
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Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) fell 0.601% to 60.9% in Armenia in 2023, according to .

Historically, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Armenia reached an all time high of 68.9% in 1997 and an all time low of 60.9% in 2019. When compared to Armenia's main peers, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Azerbaijan amounted to 67.5%, 48.7% in Georgia, 42.5% in Iran and 28.6% in Turkey in 2023.

Armenia has been ranked 46th within the group of 170 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce), 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.

Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) Unit 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Armenia % 63.6% 63.3% 60.9% 61.1% 62.7%
Azerbaijan % 68.3% 68.4% 68.7% 68.4% 68.0%
Bulgaria % 11.9% 12.0% 11.4% 10.7% 11.4%
Georgia % 51.6% 49.2% 49.7% 49.8% 49.2%
Greece % 34.1% 33.5% 31.9% 31.9% 31.8%
Iran % 44.6% 45.5% 45.0% 43.7% 42.8%
Iraq % 29.7% 29.0% 30.0% 31.1% 31.4%
Pakistan % 58.3% 57.0% 59.7% 59.3% 57.8%
Russia % 6.68% 6.89% 6.76% 6.80% 6.72%
Turkey % 32.7% 32.0% 31.5% 30.2% 30.1%
Turkmenistan % 31.9% 31.8% 31.8% 31.8% 31.6%