France vs Latvia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- France
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 13.7% against 13.3% in France, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was France ahead.
France ranks 153rd and Latvia ranks 150th of 187 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.6% | 14.8% | 1.2% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 15.3% | 4.3% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 13.5% | 1.9% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 13.4% | 0.4% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), France or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 13.7% against 13.3% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between France and Latvia?
- 0.4%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Latvia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do France and Latvia rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- France ranks 153rd and Latvia ranks 150th 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.