Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Czechia
Czechia: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 19.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Czechia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Czechia is 19.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Czechia peaked at 22.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1991.
Czechia ranks 140th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.6% | — |
| 1992 | 12.0% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 12.3% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 14.0% | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 15.5% | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 16.1% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 16.3% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 17.8% | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 18.7% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 18.7% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 18.8% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 21.3% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 21.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 22.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 19.4% | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 19.3% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.9% | 11.6% | 18.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 18.7% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 20.2% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 19.3% | 20.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 137 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.6% compare
- 138 Australia 19.5% compare
- 139 South Africa 19.4% compare
- 141 Switzerland 18.5% compare
- 142 Ireland 18.3% compare
- 143 Belgium 17.7% compare
More work & labour data for Czechia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2622 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2573 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2672 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1601 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,262 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,792 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,042 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,186 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,228 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Czechia?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Czechia was 19.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1991.
- How does Czechia rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Czechia ranks 140th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, male (% of male 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.