Romania vs South Africa: Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed

Romania
1,802 Persons
in 2025
South Africa
2,938 Persons
in 2025
Romania rank
12th
South Africa rank
10th

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

  • Romania
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 2,938 Persons against 1,802 Persons in Romania, a difference of 1,136 Persons.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.6 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 10th of 36 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 2,964 Persons 2,217 Persons 747.28 Persons Romania
2010s 2,482 Persons 2,276 Persons 205.22 Persons Romania
2020s 1,917 Persons 2,639 Persons 722.79 Persons South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual population and employment, national concept — self employed, Romania or South Africa?
South Africa, at 2,938 Persons against 1,802 Persons in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual population and employment, national concept — self employed between Romania and South Africa?
1,136 Persons, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and South Africa?
18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
How do Romania and South Africa rank globally for annual population and employment, national concept — self employed?
Romania ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 10th 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