France vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed

France
3,505 Persons
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
4,512 Persons
in 2025
France rank
8th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
6th

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

  • France
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 4,512 Persons against 3,505 Persons in France, a difference of 1,007 Persons.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.3 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1984 it was France ahead.

France ranks 8th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 6th of 36 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade France United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1980s 3,210 Persons 3,110 Persons 100.15 Persons France
1990s 2,602 Persons 3,565 Persons 963.48 Persons United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 2,329 Persons 3,700 Persons 1,371 Persons United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 2,767 Persons 4,609 Persons 1,842 Persons United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 3,294 Persons 4,456 Persons 1,162 Persons United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 4,512 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
1,007 Persons, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
42 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
How do France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for annual population and employment, national concept — self employed?
France ranks 8th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 6th 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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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