Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Spain
Spain: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 11.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Spain, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Spain stood at 11.1%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Spain peaked at 21.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2019.
Spain ranks 143rd of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21.3% | — |
| 1992 | 21.0% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 20.8% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 20.0% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 19.0% | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 18.3% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 17.3% | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 16.6% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 15.4% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 14.5% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 14.3% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 11.2% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 11.1% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.9% | 15.4% | 21.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 11.6% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 11.0% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.1% | 11.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Spain?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Spain was 11.1% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2019.
- How does Spain rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Spain ranks 143rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.