Central Europe and the Baltics - Self-employed

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Central Europe and the Baltics was 14.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 25.34 in 1995, while its lowest value was 14.10 in 2019.

Definition: 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 four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 23.53
1992 25.07
1993 25.23
1994 24.95
1995 25.34
1996 24.36
1997 25.26
1998 24.88
1999 24.95
2000 25.24
2001 25.25
2002 22.75
2003 22.02
2004 20.73
2005 20.18
2006 19.20
2007 18.67
2008 18.02
2009 18.29
2010 18.84
2011 18.49
2012 18.18
2013 17.67
2014 17.04
2015 16.13
2016 15.25
2017 14.89
2018 14.60
2019 14.10

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Central Europe and the Baltics was 20.65 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 28.35 in 2001, while its lowest value was 20.65 in 2019.

Definition: 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 four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 23.93
1992 25.63
1993 25.99
1994 25.54
1995 25.82
1996 25.95
1997 26.55
1998 26.65
1999 27.48
2000 28.23
2001 28.35
2002 26.81
2003 26.75
2004 25.77
2005 25.22
2006 24.29
2007 23.57
2008 23.00
2009 23.45
2010 24.39
2011 23.74
2012 23.52
2013 23.15
2014 22.92
2015 22.15
2016 21.41
2017 21.24
2018 20.85
2019 20.65

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Central Europe and the Baltics was 17.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 26.93 in 2001, while its lowest value was 17.70 in 2019.

Definition: 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 four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 23.75
1992 25.37
1993 25.64
1994 25.28
1995 25.61
1996 25.24
1997 25.97
1998 25.85
1999 26.32
2000 26.86
2001 26.93
2002 24.96
2003 24.59
2004 23.47
2005 22.95
2006 21.99
2007 21.36
2008 20.77
2009 21.12
2010 21.88
2011 21.37
2012 21.10
2013 20.68
2014 20.27
2015 19.44
2016 18.64
2017 18.38
2018 18.04
2019 17.70

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity