Self-employment in Europe 2024, by country

Number of self-employed workers in Europe in 2024, by country (in 1,000s)

Number of self-employed workers in Europe 2024, by country

Last update:

Oct 7, 2025

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Region:

Europe

Survey time period:

From 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024

As of 2024, was the European country with the greatest number of self-employed workers, followed by the , and . Self-employment is often linked to family businesses and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which Italy in particular has a large number of. Iceland, Luxembourg, and Malta have the the smallest number of self-employed persons, with less than of these workers in each country.

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