Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition was 4.2 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
4.2
Change on year
up 13.5%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
4.2
in 2025
All-time low
3.3
in 2017
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 4.2 for percentage of self-employed persons by household composition in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.5% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of self-employed persons by household composition in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 4.2 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.3, in 2017.
Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4.1 | — |
| 2007 | 3.7 | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.4 | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 3.7 | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 3.4 | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 3.9 | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 4 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 3.9 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.8 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.3 | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 3.4 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 3.3 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 3.8 | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 3.6 | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 3.7 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 3.8 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 3.7 | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 4.2 | +13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.73 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.66 | 3.3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 175,909 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,547 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of self-employed persons by household composition in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 4.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest percentage of self-employed persons by household composition recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2 in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of self-employed persons by household composition recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 in 2017.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for percentage of self-employed persons by household composition?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of self-employed persons by household composition rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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