Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 18.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Switzerland, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Switzerland stood at 18.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Switzerland peaked at 20.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2019.
That places Switzerland 141st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 19.3% | — |
| 1992 | 19.3% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 19.3% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 19.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 19.3% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 20.3% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 19.6% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 20.0% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 20.2% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 19.4% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 19.2% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 19.8% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 18.5% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.5% | 19.3% | 20.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 17.2% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 16.1% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 16.1% | 18.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Switzerland?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Switzerland was 18.5% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 1997.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2019.
- How does Switzerland rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Switzerland ranks 141st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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, 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.