Self-employed persons by occupation - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
6,585 Thousand persons
Türkiye
Lowest
24.3 Thousand persons
Luxembourg
Median
400.5 Thousand persons
Years covered
29
1998–2026
Data points
1,297
What the numbers show
Self-employed persons by occupation - quarterly data is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 6,585 Thousand persons in Türkiye; the lowest is 24.3 Thousand persons in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 400.5 Thousand persons, and the mean is 1,099 Thousand persons.
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 by occupation - quarterly data (occupation): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 6,585 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 2 | Italy | 5,149 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 4,380 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 4,380 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 5 | France | 3,952 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 3,351 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 7 | Poland | 3,182 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 8 | Poland | 3,165 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 9 | Spain | 3,083 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 1,460 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands | 1,441 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 12 | Greece | 1,089 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 13 | Romania | 851.5 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 14 | Czechia | 830.9 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 15 | Portugal | 780.1 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 16 | Belgium | 747 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 17 | Switzerland | 663.1 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 541.8 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 20.3% | flat |
| 19 | Austria | 506.2 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 20 | Sweden | 472.3 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 21 | Serbia | 461.6 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 21 | Serbia | 461.6 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 407.8 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 25.1% | flat |
| 24 | Slovak Republic | 400.5 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 25 | Slovakia | 395.9 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 26 | Ireland | 343.5 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 27 | Finland | 302.5 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 224.2 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 29 | Denmark | 216.8 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 30 | Croatia | 213 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 170.9 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 32 | Lithuania | 163.1 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 33 | Norway | 154.5 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 146.9 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 35 | Latvia | 124.3 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 36 | Latvia | 118 Thousand persons | 2026 | unchanged | rising |
| 37 | Slovenia | 114.1 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 38 | Slovenia | 113 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 98 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 98 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 41 | Estonia | 76.4 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 42 | Estonia | 73 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 43 | Cyprus | 49.3 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 44 | Malta | 44.9 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 45 | Montenegro | 35.3 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 46 | Iceland | 28.7 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 31.7% | flat |
| 47 | Luxembourg | 24.3 Thousand persons | 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.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 28,432 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 22,353 Thousand persons