Ireland vs United Kingdom: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Ireland
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 13.4% against 13.1% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 151st and United Kingdom ranks 154th of 187 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.9% | 13.3% | 8.5% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 12.9% | 4.6% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 14.8% | 1.4% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.5% | 0.4% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Ireland or United Kingdom?
- Ireland, at 13.4% against 13.1% in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Ireland and United Kingdom?
- 0.3%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United Kingdom?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and United Kingdom rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Ireland ranks 151st 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.