Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) fell 0.010% to 15.1% in the European Union in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in the European Union reached an all time high of 20.2% in 1993 and an all time low of 15.1% in 2020. When compared to European Union's main peers, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in China amounted to 46.5%, 10.1% in Japan, 6.76% in Russia and 6.16% in USA in 2020.
European Union has been ranked th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce).
| 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 |
| Canada | % | 15.3% | 15.4% | 15.3% | 15.2% | 15.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 47.8% | 47.4% | 47.0% | 46.6% | 45.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| European Union | % | 16.6% | 16.3% | 15.9% | 15.6% | 15.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 11.0% | 10.8% | 10.4% | 10.2% | 9.90% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 79.5% | 78.8% | 78.1% | 77.3% | 76.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 11.4% | 11.1% | 10.6% | 10.4% | 10.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 32.2% | 32.1% | 31.7% | 31.5% | 31.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 7.18% | 7.20% | 7.48% | 6.62% | 6.82% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 26.8% | 25.8% | 25.4% | 25.3% | 25.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 6.45% | 6.44% | 6.39% | 6.25% | 6.28% |
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