Canada vs United Kingdom: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 13.1% against 12.9% in Canada, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 155th and United Kingdom ranks 154th of 187 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.0% | 13.3% | 2.7% | Canada |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 12.9% | 2.6% | Canada |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 14.8% | 0.3% | Canada |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 13.5% | 0.1% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Canada or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 13.1% against 12.9% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Canada and United Kingdom?
- 0.2%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Canada ranks 155th and United Kingdom ranks 154th 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.