New Zealand vs Poland: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

New Zealand
18.4%
in 2025
Poland
18.9%
in 2025
New Zealand rank
130th
Poland rank
129th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 18.9% against 18.4% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 130th and Poland ranks 129th of 187 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Poland Difference Ahead
1990s 23.4% 32.1% 8.7% Poland
2000s 21.5% 30.5% 9.0% Poland
2010s 20.2% 25.6% 5.4% Poland
2020s 19.0% 21.2% 2.2% Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), New Zealand or Poland?
Poland, at 18.9% against 18.4% in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between New Zealand and Poland?
0.5%, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Poland?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Poland rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
New Zealand ranks 130th and Poland ranks 129th 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

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.