Number of self-employed people in the EU 2000-2019

Published by D. Clark, Mar 3, 2021
There are approximately 32.9 million self-employed people working in the European Union, as of 2019. Throughout this provided time period, the number of self-employed people has remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 32.32 and 32.93 million people.

Number of self-employed people in the European Union from 2008 to 2019 (in millions)

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Source

Release date

September 2020

Region

Europe, EU

Survey time period

2008 to 2019

Age group

15-74 years

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "Self-employed persons are the ones who work in their own business, farm or professional practice. A self-employed person is considered to be working if she/he meets one of the following criteria: works for the purpose of earning profit, spends time on the operation of a business or is in the process of setting up his/her business."

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