Germany vs United States of America: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Germany
- United States of America
How they compare
Germany currently reports 10.1% against 8.0% in United States of America, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United States of America ahead.
Germany ranks 174th and United States of America ranks 177th of 187 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 12.3% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 10.7% | 3.7% | Germany |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 9.4% | 4.4% | Germany |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 8.3% | 2.4% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Germany or United States of America?
- Germany, at 10.1% against 8.0% in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Germany and United States of America?
- 2.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Germany ranks 174th and United States of America ranks 177th 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.