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Self-employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1998-2008) - quarterly data by country

Countries reporting
40
Highest
5,337
Italy
Lowest
15.4
Luxembourg
Median
357.6
Years covered
11
1998–2008
Data points
439

What the numbers show

Self-employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1998-2008) - quarterly data is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 5,337 in Italy; the lowest is 15.4 in Luxembourg.

The median across all reporting countries is 357.6, and the mean is 1,059.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 347.

Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Slovakia (up 124.4%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 44.5%).

Self-employed persons: quarterly data … 1998-2008: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Italy 5,337 2008 up 5.4% rising
2 Germany 4,072 2008 up 15.7% rising
3 United Kingdom 3,813 2008 up 17.2% rising
3 United Kingdom 3,813 2008 up 17.2% rising
5 Spain 3,354 2008 up 21.3% rising
6 Poland 2,895 2008 down 16.1% falling
6 Poland 2,895 2008 down 16.1% falling
8 France 2,570 2008 up 6.1% rising
9 Romania 1,883 2008 down 21.3% falling
10 Greece 1,342 2008 up 3.7% flat
11 Netherlands 1,167 2008 up 47.2% rising
11 Netherlands 1,167 2008 up 47.2% rising
13 Portugal 1,084 2008 down 8.4% falling
14 Czechia 774.7 2008 up 16.4% rising
15 Belgium 581.2 2008 down 1.8% flat
16 Switzerland 578.7 2008 up 2.3% flat
17 Sweden 465.9 2008 up 8.2% rising
18 Hungary 453.3 2008 down 18.3% falling
19 Austria 441.3 2008 up 11.3% rising
20 Bulgaria 364.7 2008 up 12.2% rising
21 Ireland 350.5 2008 up 25.8% rising
22 Slovakia 343.3 2008 up 124.4% rising
22 Slovakia 343.3 2008 up 124.4% rising
24 Finland 320.2 2008 up 4.6% flat
25 Croatia 314.4 2008 up 11.3% rising
25 Croatia 314.4 2008 up 11.3% rising
27 Denmark 238.5 2008 up 5.5% rising
28 Norway 191.3 2008 up 10.3% rising
29 Lithuania 146.8 2008 down 44.5% falling
29 Lithuania 146.8 2008 down 44.5% falling
31 Slovenia 99.2 2008 down 11.3% flat
31 Slovenia 99.2 2008 down 11.3% flat
33 Latvia 88 2008 down 23.2% falling
33 Latvia 88 2008 down 23.2% falling
35 Cyprus 66.7 2008 up 12.7% rising
36 Estonia 50.9 2008 up 5.4% rising
36 Estonia 50.9 2008 up 5.4% rising
38 Malta 22.6 2008 up 32.9% rising
39 Iceland 19.6 2008 down 26.3% falling
40 Luxembourg 15.4 2008 up 2.7% flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Self-employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1998-2008) - quarterly data
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 439 data points, 1998–2008
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