Switzerland - Self-employed

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

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Switzerland was 12.47 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 16.18 in 1997, while its lowest value was 12.47 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 15.61
1992 15.60
1993 15.60
1994 15.58
1995 15.56
1996 15.56
1997 16.18
1998 15.60
1999 15.19
2000 14.56
2001 14.37
2002 14.24
2003 14.71
2004 13.14
2005 13.42
2006 13.50
2007 13.93
2008 13.22
2009 12.94
2010 13.12
2011 12.95
2012 12.93
2013 12.99
2014 13.03
2015 13.07
2016 13.00
2017 12.81
2018 12.62
2019 12.47

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

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Switzerland was 16.03 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 20.11 in 1997, while its lowest value was 16.03 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 19.29
1992 19.33
1993 19.36
1994 19.35
1995 19.40
1996 19.52
1997 20.11
1998 19.59
1999 19.79
2000 19.59
2001 19.39
2002 19.18
2003 19.82
2004 18.78
2005 18.18
2006 17.93
2007 17.98
2008 18.14
2009 17.22
2010 17.91
2011 17.47
2012 17.33
2013 17.34
2014 17.20
2015 16.42
2016 16.85
2017 16.63
2018 16.59
2019 16.03

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

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Switzerland was 14.37 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 18.38 in 1997, while its lowest value was 14.37 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 17.72
1992 17.73
1993 17.75
1994 17.74
1995 17.76
1996 17.80
1997 18.38
1998 17.83
1999 17.75
2000 17.37
2001 17.16
2002 16.95
2003 17.51
2004 16.23
2005 16.02
2006 15.92
2007 16.15
2008 15.88
2009 15.25
2010 15.73
2011 15.40
2012 15.31
2013 15.33
2014 15.27
2015 14.87
2016 15.06
2017 14.86
2018 14.75
2019 14.37

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity