Austria vs Hungary: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Austria
- Hungary
How they compare
Austria currently reports 12.2% against 11.6% in Hungary, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Hungary ahead.
Austria ranks 160th and Hungary ranks 163rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Hungary in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 17.7% | 1.9% | Hungary |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 13.5% | 1.5% | Austria |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 11.2% | 2.6% | Austria |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 12.1% | 0.4% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Austria or Hungary?
- Austria, at 12.2% against 11.6% in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Austria and Hungary?
- 0.6%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Hungary?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Hungary rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Austria ranks 160th and Hungary ranks 163rd 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.