Australia vs Netherlands: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 16.8% against 16.1% in Australia, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 140th and Netherlands ranks 138th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.6% | 10.8% | 10.8% | Australia |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 11.8% | 7.1% | Australia |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 14.4% | 2.4% | Australia |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 16.5% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Australia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 16.8% against 16.1% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Australia and Netherlands?
- 0.7%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Australia ranks 140th and Netherlands ranks 138th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Self-employed, total (% of total 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.