Cyprus vs Sweden: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Cyprus
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 10.2% against 10.2% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 169th and Sweden ranks 168th of 187 countries.
Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.1% | 11.9% | 12.2% | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 11.4% | 10.9% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 11.0% | 4.7% | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 10.5% | 0.8% | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Cyprus or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 10.2% against 10.2% in Cyprus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Cyprus and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Sweden?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Sweden rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Cyprus ranks 169th and Sweden ranks 168th 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.