Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) fell 3.74% to 15.0% in the United Kingdom in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 15.6% in 2019 and an all time low of 8.10% in 1980. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Belgium amounted to 13.9%, 11.6% in France, 9.78% in Germany and 14.8% in Ireland in 2020.
United Kingdom has been ranked 133rd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce), 9 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Austria | % | 13.3% | 13.0% | 12.7% | 12.4% | 12.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 14.6% | 15.2% | 14.8% | 14.3% | 14.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 15.3% | 15.4% | 15.3% | 15.2% | 15.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 11.6% | 11.5% | 11.8% | 11.6% | 11.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 11.0% | 10.8% | 10.4% | 10.2% | 9.90% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 12.9% | 12.7% | 12.3% | 12.0% | 12.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 16.8% | 16.5% | 16.2% | 15.4% | 15.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 24.7% | 24.4% | 23.9% | 23.2% | 22.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 8.74% | 9.76% | 10.0% | 9.85% | 8.59% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 16.6% | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.7% | 16.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 21.4% | 21.2% | 20.7% | 20.4% | 20.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 17.6% | 17.3% | 16.9% | 16.5% | 16.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 15.2% | 15.0% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 15.1% |
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