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

South Africa
2,938 Persons
in 2025
Spain
3,241 Persons
in 2025
South Africa rank
10th
Spain rank
9th

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

  • South Africa
  • Spain
01.0k2.0k3.0k199520102025

How they compare

Spain currently reports 3,241 Persons against 2,938 Persons in South Africa, a difference of 303 Persons.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 10th and Spain ranks 9th of 36 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 2,217 Persons 2,974 Persons 756.88 Persons Spain
2010s 2,276 Persons 2,831 Persons 554.69 Persons Spain
2020s 2,639 Persons 3,065 Persons 425.93 Persons Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual population and employment, national concept — self employed, South Africa or Spain?
Spain, at 3,241 Persons against 2,938 Persons in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual population and employment, national concept — self employed between South Africa and Spain?
303 Persons, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Spain?
18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
How do South Africa and Spain rank globally for annual population and employment, national concept — self employed?
South Africa ranks 10th and Spain ranks 9th 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