In 2019, approximately 43.6 percent of the employed population of Venezuelan were considered self-employed, or having a job where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services provided. The rate of self-employment in Venezuela is higher than the average rate in Latin America and the Caribbean and it has been increasing in recent years.
Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Venezuela from 2012 to 2019
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According to ILO, 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", which are commonly characterized as jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers comprise four sub-categories: employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.
The figures are calculated from the total employed population. Self-employment status does not include employees (workers who hold the type of jobs defined as “paid employment jobs”, where the incumbents hold employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration), workers not classifiable by status, unemployed or non-economically active population.
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ILO. (May 26, 2021). Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Venezuela from 2012 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038730/share-self-employed-workers-venezuela/
ILO. "Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Venezuela from 2012 to 2019." Chart. May 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038730/share-self-employed-workers-venezuela/
ILO. (2021). Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Venezuela from 2012 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038730/share-self-employed-workers-venezuela/
ILO. "Self-employed Workers as Share of Total Employed Population in Venezuela from 2012 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038730/share-self-employed-workers-venezuela/
ILO, Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Venezuela from 2012 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038730/share-self-employed-workers-venezuela/ (last visited July 06, 2024)
Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Venezuela from 2012 to 2019 [Graph], ILO, May 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038730/share-self-employed-workers-venezuela/