Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) fell 4.05% to 8.00% in Denmark in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Denmark reached an all time high of 14.6% in 1981 and an all time low of 8.00% in 2020. When compared to Denmark's main peers, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Germany amounted to 9.78%, 16.5% in Netherlands, 6.47% in Norway and 9.53% in Sweden in 2020.
Denmark has been ranked 161st within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce), 2 places below 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% | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | 8.97% | 8.87% | 8.79% | 8.34% | 8.14% | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | % | 14.0% | 14.2% | 14.0% | 13.2% | 13.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| 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% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 16.6% | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.7% | 16.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | 7.21% | 7.02% | 6.96% | 6.52% | 6.46% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 21.4% | 21.2% | 20.7% | 20.4% | 20.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 7.18% | 7.20% | 7.48% | 6.62% | 6.82% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 10.3% | 10.3% | 9.99% | 9.86% | 9.72% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 15.2% | 15.0% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 15.1% |
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