Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition in Slovakia
Slovakia: Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition was 16.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition in Slovakia, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of self-employed persons by household composition in Slovakia is 16.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 118.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of self-employed persons by household composition in Slovakia peaked at 16.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2007.
Slovakia ranks 1st of 41 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6.5% | — |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +18.9% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +54.0% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | +21.6% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -24.1% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | +17.5% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | +40.0% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | +33.9% |
| 2025 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 5.3% | 9.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 7.6% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 12.4% | 16.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More work & labour data for Slovakia
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 66.6% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 37.4 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.5% (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 2,606 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 72.3% (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,606 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 62.9% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,755 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,606 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 2,755 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of self-employed persons by household composition in Slovakia?
- Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition in Slovakia was 16.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest percentage of self-employed persons by household composition recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of self-employed persons by household composition recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2007.
- How does Slovakia rank for percentage of self-employed persons by household composition?
- Slovakia ranks 1st out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of self-employed persons by household composition rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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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