The number of self-employed men in the United States stood at 6 million in 2021. On a year-on-year basis, the indicator increased in the United States by 7.7% in 2021. Between 2010-2021, the number of self-employed men in the United States decreased by 2.7%. The country had the highest number of self-employed men in 2010 and lowest in 2020.
Self-employed persons are the ones who work in their own business, farm or professional practice. The total self-employed population is calculated by adding the self-employed female population and the self-employed male population. A self-employed male is considered to be working if he meets one of the following criteria: works for the purpose of earning profit, spends time on the operation of a business or is in the process of setting up his/her business. Self-employed persons include employers and own-account workers.
According to GlobalData, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Brazil, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Mexico, Tanzania, Thailand and Iran are the countries with the highest number of self-employed men in 2021.
Seychelles, Brunei, Saint Lucia, Barbados, Luxembourg, Iceland, Malta, Maldives, Vanuatu, Montenegro, Malta and Cyprus are some of the countries with the lowest number of self-employed men in 2021.
Between 2010 and 2021, Botswana, South Africa, Malta, Estonia, Armenia, Kenya, Bolivia, New Zealand and Ecuador were some of the countries with the highest growth in the number of self-employed men .
Romania, Moldova, Norway, South Korea, Cyprus, Portugal, Afghanistan, Croatia, North Macedonia, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Germany were some of the countries with the lowest growth in the number of self-employed men between 2010 and 2021.
Population rate, education, economic cycle, industrial growth, socio-cultural factors, increasing unemployment levels, and income support policies are some of the factors that impact self-employment levels in a country.
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