France vs Germany: Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed

France
3,505 Persons
in 2025
Germany
3,666 Persons
in 2025
France rank
8th
Germany rank
7th

Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed over time

  • France
  • Germany
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 3,666 Persons against 3,505 Persons in France, a difference of 161 Persons.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

France ranks 8th and Germany ranks 7th of 36 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Germany Difference Ahead
1990s 2,553 Persons 3,790 Persons 1,236 Persons Germany
2000s 2,329 Persons 4,276 Persons 1,947 Persons Germany
2010s 2,767 Persons 4,398 Persons 1,632 Persons Germany
2020s 3,294 Persons 3,834 Persons 539.67 Persons Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual population and employment, national concept — self employed, France or Germany?
Germany, at 3,666 Persons against 3,505 Persons in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual population and employment, national concept — self employed between France and Germany?
161 Persons, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do France and Germany rank globally for annual population and employment, national concept — self employed?
France ranks 8th and Germany ranks 7th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,669 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org