Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Georgia
Georgia: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 20.83 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Georgia, 2009–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 20.83 % for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in 2024.
That represents a change of down 78.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Georgia peaked at 96.85 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 19.51 %, in 2021.
Georgia ranks 52nd of 67 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 96.85 % | — |
| 2010 | 96.2 % | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 95.8 % | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 94.76 % | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 96.14 % | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 96.26 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 94.54 % | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 93.56 % | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 91.36 % | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 89.63 % | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 89.86 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 89.66 % | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 19.51 % | -78.2% |
| 2022 | 21.16 % | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 20.84 % | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 20.83 % | -0.0% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 20.83 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.54 %, 35% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 20.83 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.53 %, 79% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Georgia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -78.2% | 89.66 % | 19.51 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.85 % | 96.85 % | 96.85 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 93.81 % | 89.63 % | 96.26 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.4 % | 19.51 % | 89.66 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More agriculture & rural data for Georgia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0518 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 502.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3882 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Georgia?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Georgia was 20.83 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.85 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.51 % in 2021.
- How does Georgia rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Georgia ranks 52nd out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total AFS employment — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.