United Kingdom vs United States: Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed

United Kingdom
4,512 Persons
in 2025
United States
9,539 Persons
in 2019
United Kingdom rank
6th
United States rank
3rd

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

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  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 9,539 Persons against 4,512 Persons in United Kingdom, a difference of 5,027 Persons.

That makes United States's figure about 2.1 times United Kingdom's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

United Kingdom ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd of 36 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom United States Difference Ahead
1980s 3,110 Persons 9,633 Persons 6,524 Persons United States
1990s 3,565 Persons 10,366 Persons 6,800 Persons United States
2000s 3,700 Persons 10,241 Persons 6,541 Persons United States
2010s 4,609 Persons 9,531 Persons 4,922 Persons United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual population and employment, national concept — self employed, United Kingdom or United States?
United States, at 9,539 Persons against 4,512 Persons in United Kingdom as of 2019.
What is the difference in annual population and employment, national concept — self employed between United Kingdom and United States?
5,027 Persons, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and United States?
36 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2019.
How do United Kingdom and United States rank globally for annual population and employment, national concept — self employed?
United Kingdom ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd 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