Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 15.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Switzerland, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Switzerland stood at 15.1%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Switzerland peaked at 16.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2020.
Switzerland ranks 128th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16.1% | — |
| 1992 | 16.1% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 16.0% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 16.0% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 15.9% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 15.9% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 15.9% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 15.5% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 15.4% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 15.3% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 13.4% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 15.0% | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 15.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9% | 15.4% | 16.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 12.9% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 12.3% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 12.2% | 15.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 125 Italy 15.9% compare
- 126 Tunisia 15.2% compare
- 127 French Polynesia 15.1% compare
- 129 New Zealand 15.0% compare
- 130 Lebanon 14.9% compare
- 131 South Africa 14.7% compare
More work & labour data for Switzerland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0651 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0485 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0817 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6452 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,038 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,842 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,568 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,558 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,126 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Switzerland?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Switzerland was 15.1% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Switzerland ranks 128th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.