Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Sweden
Sweden: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 13.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Sweden, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Sweden stood at 13.8%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Sweden peaked at 18.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2025.
Sweden ranks 166th 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.2% | — |
| 1992 | 15.3% | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 16.8% | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 17.2% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 18.9% | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 18.9% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 18.1% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 17.4% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 17.6% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 17.0% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 16.4% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 16.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 13.8% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.2% | 14.2% | 18.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 15.8% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 14.6% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 13.8% | 14.8% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0602 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Sweden?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Sweden was 13.8% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2025.
- How does Sweden rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Sweden ranks 166th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.