Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition by country
Countries reporting
32
Highest
16.6
Slovakia
Lowest
1.2
Denmark
Median
5.2
Years covered
20
2006–2025
Data points
589
What the numbers show
Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 16.6 in Slovakia; the lowest is 1.2 in Denmark.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.2, and the mean is 5.36.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Croatia (up 283.3%), and the largest decrease in Spain (down 51.5%).
Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovakia | 16.6 | 2025 | up 118.4% | rising |
| 2 | Italy | 9.5 | 2025 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 3 | Czechia | 8.8 | 2025 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 3 | Romania | 8.8 | 2025 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 5 | Greece | 8.5 | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 8.2 | 2022 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 7 | Türkiye | 7.1 | 2025 | up 65.1% | flat |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 6.7 | 2019 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 9 | Serbia | 6.6 | 2025 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 6.2 | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 11 | Malta | 6.1 | 2025 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 12 | Latvia | 6 | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 5.6 | 2025 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 14 | Lithuania | 5.4 | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 15 | France | 5.3 | 2025 | up 120.8% | rising |
| 15 | North Macedonia | 5.3 | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 5.1 | 2017 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 18 | Finland | 4.9 | 2025 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands | 4.7 | 2025 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 20 | Croatia | 4.6 | 2025 | up 283.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Portugal | 3.9 | 2025 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.8 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 23 | Hungary | 3.4 | 2025 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 3.2 | 2025 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 25 | Slovenia | 3 | 2021 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 26 | Cyprus | 2.7 | 2025 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 27 | Sweden | 2.5 | 2025 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 28 | Austria | 2.2 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 29 | Estonia | 2.1 | 2022 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 30 | Ireland | 2 | 2020 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 31 | Germany | 1.6 | 2025 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 32 | Denmark | 1.2 | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |