Netherlands vs Poland: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Netherlands
12.7%
in 2025
Poland
13.6%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
135th
Poland rank
132nd

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

  • Netherlands
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 13.6% against 12.7% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

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

Netherlands ranks 135th and Poland ranks 132nd of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Poland Difference Ahead
1990s 8.6% 29.1% 20.5% Poland
2000s 8.5% 27.5% 18.9% Poland
2010s 10.3% 21.3% 11.1% Poland
2020s 12.3% 16.0% 3.7% Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Netherlands or Poland?
Poland, at 13.6% against 12.7% in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Netherlands and Poland?
0.9%, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Poland?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Netherlands and Poland rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Netherlands ranks 135th and Poland ranks 132nd 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.