Self-employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
6,585
Türkiye
Lowest
24.3
Luxembourg
Median
400.5
Years covered
19
2008–2026
Data points
890
What the numbers show
Self-employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) - quarterly data is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 6,585 in Türkiye; the lowest is 24.3 in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 400.5, and the mean is 1,099.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 271.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 51.7%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 41.2%).
Self-employed persons: quarterly data … 2 2008-2026 quarterly: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 6,585 | 2026 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 2 | Italy | 5,149 | 2026 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 4,380 | 2020 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 4,380 | 2020 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 5 | France | 3,952 | 2026 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 3,351 | 2026 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 7 | Poland | 3,182 | 2026 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 3,165 | 2026 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 9 | Spain | 3,083 | 2026 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 10 | Netherlands | 1,460 | 2026 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands | 1,441 | 2026 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 12 | Greece | 1,089 | 2026 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 13 | Romania | 851.5 | 2026 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 14 | Czechia | 830.9 | 2026 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 15 | Portugal | 780.1 | 2026 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 16 | Belgium | 747 | 2026 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 17 | Switzerland | 663.1 | 2026 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 541.8 | 2026 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 19 | Austria | 506.2 | 2026 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 20 | Sweden | 472.3 | 2026 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 21 | Serbia | 461.6 | 2026 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 21 | Serbia | 461.6 | 2026 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 407.8 | 2026 | up 25.1% | flat |
| 24 | Slovakia | 400.5 | 2026 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 25 | Slovakia | 395.9 | 2026 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 26 | Ireland | 343.5 | 2026 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 27 | Finland | 302.5 | 2026 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 28 | Croatia | 224.2 | 2026 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 29 | Denmark | 216.8 | 2026 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 30 | Croatia | 213 | 2026 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 170.9 | 2026 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 32 | Lithuania | 163.1 | 2026 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 33 | Norway | 154.5 | 2026 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 146.9 | 2026 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 35 | Latvia | 124.3 | 2026 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 36 | Latvia | 118 | 2026 | unchanged | rising |
| 37 | Slovenia | 114.1 | 2026 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 38 | Slovenia | 113 | 2026 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 98 | 2026 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 98 | 2026 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 41 | Estonia | 76.4 | 2026 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 42 | Estonia | 73 | 2026 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 43 | Cyprus | 49.3 | 2026 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 44 | Malta | 44.9 | 2026 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 45 | Montenegro | 35.3 | 2020 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 46 | Iceland | 28.7 | 2026 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 47 | Luxembourg | 24.3 | 2026 | down 3.6% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.