Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 11.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics is 11.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 23.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2025.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 20.7% | — |
| 1992 | 22.0% | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 22.4% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 22.4% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 22.2% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 22.3% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 22.4% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 22.6% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 23.0% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 23.3% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 23.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | -5.4% |
| 2025 | 11.3% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.2% | 20.7% | 23.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 17.5% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 13.5% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 11.3% | 13.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 39 Ghana 73.7% compare
- 40 Pakistan 73.3% compare
- 41 Mauritania 71.9% compare
- 42 Azerbaijan 71.6% compare
- 43 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 69.7% compare
- 44 Comoros 69.5% compare
- 45 Malawi 67.4% compare
More work & labour data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 29.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 68.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 32.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 25.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 74.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 64.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics was 11.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2025.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.