Luxembourg vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Luxembourg
9.8%
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
9.9%
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
152nd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
150th

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

  • Luxembourg
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 9.9% against 9.8% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 152nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 150th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 9.0% 7.9% 1.1% Luxembourg
2000s 6.5% 7.9% 1.4% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 8.1% 10.2% 2.1% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 9.7% 10.2% 0.5% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Luxembourg or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 9.9% against 9.8% in Luxembourg as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Luxembourg and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.1%, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Luxembourg and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Luxembourg ranks 152nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 150th 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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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.