Netherlands vs North Macedonia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 16.8% against 16.6% in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was North Macedonia ahead.
Netherlands ranks 138th and North Macedonia ranks 139th of 187 countries.
North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.8% | 21.4% | 10.6% | North Macedonia |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 27.7% | 15.9% | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 25.3% | 10.9% | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.7% | 0.2% | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Netherlands or North Macedonia?
- Netherlands, at 16.8% against 16.6% in North Macedonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Netherlands and North Macedonia?
- 0.2%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and North Macedonia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and North Macedonia rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Netherlands ranks 138th and North Macedonia ranks 139th 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.