United Kingdom - Self-employed

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

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in United Kingdom was 11.14 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 11.14 in 2019, while its lowest value was 7.41 in 2001.

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 8.24
1992 7.97
1993 7.94
1994 7.98
1995 7.86
1996 7.78
1997 7.91
1998 7.83
1999 7.62
2000 7.82
2001 7.41
2002 7.44
2003 7.85
2004 7.85
2005 7.79
2006 8.10
2007 8.22
2008 8.15
2009 8.53
2010 9.01
2011 9.24
2012 9.67
2013 9.79
2014 10.47
2015 10.39
2016 10.85
2017 11.00
2018 10.93
2019 11.14

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

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in United Kingdom was 19.49 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 19.49 in 2019, while its lowest value was 16.00 in 2000.

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 17.85
1992 17.50
1993 17.37
1994 17.93
1995 18.10
1996 17.43
1997 17.18
1998 16.37
1999 16.79
2000 16.00
2001 16.21
2002 16.45
2003 17.01
2004 17.53
2005 17.41
2006 17.58
2007 17.75
2008 17.75
2009 18.01
2010 18.32
2011 18.47
2012 18.91
2013 18.77
2014 19.38
2015 18.99
2016 19.44
2017 19.22
2018 18.79
2019 19.49

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

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in United Kingdom was 15.57 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 15.57 in 2019, while its lowest value was 12.20 in 2001.

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 13.63
1992 13.23
1993 13.09
1994 13.42
1995 13.48
1996 13.04
1997 12.97
1998 12.50
1999 12.61
2000 12.27
2001 12.20
2002 12.32
2003 12.82
2004 13.09
2005 13.00
2006 13.23
2007 13.39
2008 13.34
2009 13.60
2010 13.99
2011 14.18
2012 14.63
2013 14.59
2014 15.24
2015 14.99
2016 15.44
2017 15.37
2018 15.11
2019 15.57

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity