Australia vs Netherlands: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 12.7% against 12.3% in Australia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 136th and Netherlands ranks 135th of 187 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 8.6% | 7.2% | Australia |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 8.5% | 5.1% | Australia |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 10.3% | 1.9% | Australia |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 12.3% | 0.2% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Australia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 12.7% against 12.3% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Australia and Netherlands?
- 0.4%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Australia ranks 136th and Netherlands ranks 135th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.