Percentage of self-employed adults by number of children and age of youngest child by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
16.6
Slovakia
Lowest
1.2
Denmark
Median
5.3
Years covered
20
2006–2025
Data points
776
What the numbers show
Percentage of self-employed adults by number of children and age of youngest child is currently reported for 43 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 5.55.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 14 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: 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 | Czechia | 8.8 | 2025 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 4 | Romania | 8.8 | 2025 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 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 |
| 11 | Serbia | 6.6 | 2025 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 13 | Poland | 6.2 | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 13 | Poland | 6.2 | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 15 | Malta | 6.1 | 2025 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 16 | Latvia | 6 | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 16 | Latvia | 6 | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium | 5.6 | 2025 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 19 | Lithuania | 5.4 | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 19 | Lithuania | 5.4 | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 21 | North Macedonia | 5.3 | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 21 | France | 5.3 | 2025 | up 120.8% | rising |
| 21 | North Macedonia | 5.3 | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 5.1 | 2017 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 25 | Finland | 4.9 | 2025 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 26 | Netherlands | 4.7 | 2025 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 26 | Netherlands | 4.7 | 2025 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 4.6 | 2025 | up 283.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Croatia | 4.6 | 2025 | up 283.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Portugal | 3.9 | 2025 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 31 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.8 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 32 | Hungary | 3.4 | 2025 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 33 | Spain | 3.2 | 2025 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 34 | Slovenia | 3 | 2021 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 34 | Slovenia | 3 | 2021 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 36 | Cyprus | 2.7 | 2025 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 37 | Sweden | 2.5 | 2025 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 38 | Austria | 2.2 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 39 | Estonia | 2.1 | 2022 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 2.1 | 2022 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 41 | Ireland | 2 | 2020 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 42 | Germany | 1.6 | 2025 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 43 | 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.