Channel Islands vs Germany: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Channel Islands
8.6%
in 2025
Germany
8.1%
in 2025
Channel Islands rank
172nd
Germany rank
173rd

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

  • Channel Islands
  • Germany
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How they compare

Channel Islands currently reports 8.6% against 8.1% in Germany, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Channel Islands's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Channel Islands ahead.

Channel Islands ranks 172nd and Germany ranks 173rd of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Channel Islands averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Channel Islands Germany Difference Ahead
1990s 9.7% 10.5% 0.8% Germany
2000s 8.7% 11.6% 2.9% Germany
2010s 8.9% 10.8% 1.9% Germany
2020s 8.8% 8.5% 0.3% Channel Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Channel Islands or Germany?
Channel Islands, at 8.6% against 8.1% in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Channel Islands and Germany?
0.5%, with Channel Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Channel Islands and Germany?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Channel Islands and Germany rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Channel Islands ranks 172nd and Germany ranks 173rd 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.