Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed by country
This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or...
What the numbers show
Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 23,148 Persons in Indonesia; the lowest is 10.3 Persons in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 790.2 Persons, and the mean is 2,210 Persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,247.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 76.1%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 24.7%).
Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 23,148 Persons | 2017 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 3,360 Persons | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 2 | Colombia | 10,544 Persons | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 9,539 Persons | 2019 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 1,702 Persons | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 3 | Croatia | 231.66 Persons | 2025 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 4 | Italy | 6,111 Persons | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 4 | Slovenia | 223.72 Persons | 2025 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 5 | Russia | 4,954 Persons | 2018 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 5 | Lithuania | 166.31 Persons | 2025 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 4,512 Persons | 2025 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 6 | Latvia | 123.25 Persons | 2025 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 7 | Germany | 3,666 Persons | 2025 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 7 | Estonia | 79.22 Persons | 2025 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 8 | France | 3,505 Persons | 2025 | up 24.2% | falling |
| 9 | Spain | 3,241 Persons | 2025 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 10 | South Africa | 2,938 Persons | 2025 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 11 | Chile | 2,168 Persons | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 1,802 Persons | 2025 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 13 | Greece | 1,299 Persons | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 14 | Australia | 1,245 Persons | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 15 | Canada | 1,188 Persons | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 16 | Serbia | 1,065 Persons | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 17 | Belgium | 908.6 Persons | 2025 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 846.72 Persons | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 19 | Portugal | 833.92 Persons | 2025 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 20 | Czechia | 790.2 Persons | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 21 | Israel | 565.52 Persons | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 22 | Austria | 557.64 Persons | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 23 | New Zealand | 538.1 Persons | 2024 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 24 | Sweden | 497.3 Persons | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 488.6 Persons | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 26 | Switzerland | 454.07 Persons | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 27 | Hungary | 405.14 Persons | 2025 | up 34.1% | falling |
| 28 | Ireland | 385.65 Persons | 2025 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 29 | Finland | 277.7 Persons | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 231.13 Persons | 2018 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 31 | Denmark | 168.61 Persons | 2025 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 32 | Norway | 154 Persons | 2025 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 33 | Cyprus | 52.74 Persons | 2025 | up 19.1% | falling |
| 34 | Malta | 47.37 Persons | 2025 | up 76.1% | rising |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 24.22 Persons | 2025 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 36 | Iceland | 10.3 Persons | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 6,533 Persons
- Former Federal Republic of Germany 3,147 Persons
- Slovak Republic 395.34 Persons
About this data
This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org