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