Percentage of self-employed adults by number of children and age of youngest child by country
Countries reporting
41
Highest
16.6%
Slovakia
Lowest
1.2%
Denmark
Median
5.3%
Years covered
20
2006–2025
Data points
740
What the numbers show
Percentage of self-employed adults by number of children and age of youngest child is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 16.6% in Slovakia; the lowest is 1.2% in Denmark.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.3%, and the mean is 5.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Croatia (up 283.3%), and the largest decrease in Spain (down 51.5%).
Percentage of self-employed adults by number of children and age of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovakia | 16.6% | 2025 | up 118.4% | rising |
| 1 | Slovakia | 16.6% | 2025 | up 118.4% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 9.5% | 2025 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 4 | Romania | 8.8% | 2025 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 4 | Czechia | 8.8% | 2025 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 6 | Greece | 8.5% | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 8.2% | 2022 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 8 | Türkiye | 7.1% | 2025 | up 65.1% | flat |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 6.7% | 2019 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 6.7% | 2019 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 11 | Serbia | 6.6% | 2025 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 12 | Poland | 6.2% | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 6.2% | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 14 | Malta | 6.1% | 2025 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 15 | Latvia | 6.0% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 15 | Latvia | 6.0% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 17 | Belgium | 5.6% | 2025 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 18 | Lithuania | 5.4% | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 18 | Lithuania | 5.4% | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 20 | France | 5.3% | 2025 | up 120.8% | rising |
| 20 | North Macedonia | 5.3% | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 5.1% | 2017 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 23 | Finland | 4.9% | 2025 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 24 | Netherlands | 4.7% | 2025 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 24 | Netherlands | 4.7% | 2025 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 26 | Croatia | 4.6% | 2025 | up 283.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Croatia | 4.6% | 2025 | up 283.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Portugal | 3.9% | 2025 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 29 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.8% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 30 | Hungary | 3.4% | 2025 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 31 | Spain | 3.2% | 2025 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 32 | Slovenia | 3.0% | 2021 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 32 | Slovenia | 3.0% | 2021 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 34 | Cyprus | 2.7% | 2025 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 35 | Sweden | 2.5% | 2025 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 36 | Austria | 2.2% | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 37 | Estonia | 2.1% | 2022 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 2.1% | 2022 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 39 | Ireland | 2.0% | 2020 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 40 | Germany | 1.6% | 2025 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 41 | Denmark | 1.2% | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.