Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Spain
Spain: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 17.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Spain, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Spain stood at 17.5%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Spain peaked at 29.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2025.
Spain ranks 144th 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27.6% | — |
| 1992 | 28.7% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 29.0% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 29.2% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 28.6% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 28.4% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 27.3% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 26.2% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 24.9% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 23.4% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 23.4% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 22.4% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 21.6% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 17.7% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 17.5% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.7% | 24.9% | 29.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 21.0% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 19.6% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 17.5% | 20.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Spain?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Spain was 17.5% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2025.
- How does Spain rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Spain ranks 144th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. 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, 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.