Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) fell 1.09% to 16.7% in Portugal in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Portugal reached an all time high of 32.5% in 1984 and an all time low of 16.6% in 2018. When compared to Portugal's main peers, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in France amounted to 11.6%, 14.8% in Ireland, 49.6% in Morocco and 15.9% in Spain in 2020.
Portugal has been ranked 123rd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce), 5 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 |
| Algeria | % | 31.2% | 31.4% | 31.5% | 31.7% | 32.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| 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% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | % | 57.4% | 57.8% | 57.2% | 57.3% | 57.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | % | 53.0% | 52.0% | 51.3% | 50.3% | 49.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | % | 19.8% | 18.4% | 17.8% | 17.0% | 16.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 17.6% | 17.3% | 16.9% | 16.5% | 16.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | % | 27.0% | 26.2% | 25.9% | 25.6% | 25.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 15.2% | 15.0% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 15.1% |
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