France vs United Kingdom: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 16.2% against 15.6% in France, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
France ranks 159th and United Kingdom ranks 157th of 187 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.5% | 17.9% | 1.4% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 17.3% | 3.3% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 18.9% | 4.1% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 16.6% | 1.0% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), France or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 16.2% against 15.6% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between France and United Kingdom?
- 0.6%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- France ranks 159th and United Kingdom ranks 157th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Self-employed, male (% of male 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.