Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Denmark
Denmark: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 9.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Denmark, 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 Denmark is 9.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Denmark peaked at 13.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2025.
Denmark ranks 175th 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, male (% of male employment) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.0% | — |
| 1992 | 12.7% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 12.9% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 11.9% | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 11.6% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 11.6% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 11.6% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 11.9% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 11.6% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 11.5% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 9.9% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.1% | 11.6% | 13.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 11.1% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 10.6% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 9.9% | 11.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 172 Luxembourg 10.8% compare
- 173 Japan 10.3% compare
- 174 Germany 10.1% compare
- 176 Macau, China 9.4% compare
- 177 United States of America 8.0% compare
- 178 Russian Federation 7.0% compare
More work & labour data for Denmark
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1261 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1196 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1326 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3351 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,829 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 485.03 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,899 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,964 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,863 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Denmark?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Denmark was 9.9% 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2025.
- How does Denmark rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Denmark ranks 175th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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.