Austria vs Bulgaria: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Austria
12.2%
in 2025
Bulgaria
11.8%
in 2025
Austria rank
160th
Bulgaria rank
162nd

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

  • Austria
  • Bulgaria
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 12.2% against 11.8% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Austria ranks 160th and Bulgaria ranks 162nd of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Bulgaria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1990s 15.8% 16.7% 0.9% Bulgaria
2000s 15.0% 14.5% 0.5% Austria
2010s 13.8% 12.0% 1.8% Austria
2020s 12.5% 11.5% 0.9% Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Austria or Bulgaria?
Austria, at 12.2% against 11.8% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Austria and Bulgaria?
0.4%, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Bulgaria?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Austria and Bulgaria rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Austria ranks 160th and Bulgaria ranks 162nd 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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Indicator
Self-employed, total (% of total 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.