Belgium vs France: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Belgium
11.1%
in 2025
France
10.8%
in 2025
Belgium rank
145th
France rank
147th

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time

  • Belgium
  • France
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 11.1% against 10.8% in France, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 145th and France ranks 147th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium France Difference Ahead
1990s 14.0% 10.0% 4.0% Belgium
2000s 11.5% 7.5% 4.0% Belgium
2010s 10.4% 8.1% 2.3% Belgium
2020s 11.0% 10.1% 0.9% Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Belgium or France?
Belgium, at 11.1% against 10.8% in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Belgium and France?
0.3%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Belgium and France rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Belgium ranks 145th and France ranks 147th 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

Indicator
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.