Poland vs Ukraine: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Poland
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 21.0% against 18.9% in Poland, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Poland ranks 129th and Ukraine ranks 126th of 187 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.1% | 22.2% | 10.0% | Poland |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 21.8% | 8.7% | Poland |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 20.8% | 4.8% | Poland |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 21.1% | 2.4% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Poland or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 21.0% against 18.9% in Poland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Poland and Ukraine?
- 2.1%, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Ukraine?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2021.
- How do Poland and Ukraine rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Poland ranks 129th and Ukraine ranks 126th 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.