Denmark vs Germany: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Denmark
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 5.9% against 5.7% in Denmark, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 176th and Germany ranks 175th of 187 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 7.9% | 0.5% | Germany |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 8.1% | 2.0% | Germany |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 7.2% | 1.5% | Germany |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 6.0% | 0.2% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Denmark or Germany?
- Germany, at 5.9% against 5.7% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Denmark and Germany?
- 0.2%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Denmark ranks 176th and Germany ranks 175th 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.