Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Slovakia
Slovakia: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 7.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Slovakia, 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 Slovakia is 7.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Slovakia peaked at 9.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1991.
Slovakia ranks 166th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.0% | — |
| 1992 | 5.5% | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 5.6% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 5.4% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 5.8% | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 5.4% | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 5.5% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | -6.5% |
| 2025 | 7.9% | -0.2% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 7.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.7%, 82% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 7.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.2%, 70% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 5.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.7% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.2% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 7.9% | 8.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More work & labour data for Slovakia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6515 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6553 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3502 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,260 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,704 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,716 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,711 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,427 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Slovakia?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Slovakia was 7.9% 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1991.
- How does Slovakia rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Slovakia ranks 166th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.