Self-employed persons by occupation - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
5,059
Italy
Lowest
24.6
Iceland
Median
408
Years covered
29
1998–2026
Data points
1,007
What the numbers show
Self-employed persons by occupation - quarterly data is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 5,059 in Italy; the lowest is 24.6 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 408, and the mean is 979.21.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 206.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 45.6%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 43.3%).
Self-employed persons by occupation - quarterly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 5,059 | 2026 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 4,380 | 2020 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 3 | France | 3,902 | 2026 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 3,295 | 2026 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 5 | Poland | 3,182 | 2026 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 6 | Spain | 3,139 | 2026 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 1,460 | 2026 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 8 | Greece | 1,091 | 2026 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 9 | Romania | 821 | 2026 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 10 | Czechia | 815.7 | 2026 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 11 | Portugal | 777.4 | 2026 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 12 | Belgium | 761.7 | 2026 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 13 | Switzerland | 668.6 | 2026 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 14 | Hungary | 537.3 | 2026 | up 19.3% | flat |
| 15 | Austria | 503.7 | 2026 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 16 | Sweden | 480.3 | 2026 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 17 | Serbia | 460.5 | 2026 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 408 | 2026 | up 25.1% | flat |
| 19 | Slovak Republic | 400.5 | 2026 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 20 | Ireland | 363 | 2026 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 21 | Finland | 306.3 | 2026 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 22 | Croatia | 224.2 | 2026 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 23 | Denmark | 203.1 | 2026 | down 12.2% | flat |
| 24 | Lithuania | 170.9 | 2026 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 25 | Norway | 142.7 | 2026 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 134.9 | 2026 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 27 | Latvia | 118 | 2026 | unchanged | rising |
| 28 | Slovenia | 113 | 2026 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 100.8 | 2026 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 30 | Estonia | 76.4 | 2026 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 31 | Cyprus | 47.7 | 2026 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 32 | Malta | 43.1 | 2026 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 33 | Montenegro | 35.3 | 2020 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 25.1 | 2026 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 35 | Iceland | 24.6 | 2025 | up 10.3% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Türkiye 6,484