Italy has consistently been the European country with the highest rate of self-employment since 1995, in spite of the share of self-employed people in its workforce declining consistently since 2004, from **** percent in that year to **** percent in 2024. Over this time period, Spain also saw its self-employment rate fall consistently, with the southern European country's share of self-employed workers falling behind that of the UK since 2020. Germany is the European country with notably few self-employed workers, as the country's specialization in large industry means that many more workers are employed in medium or large enterprises.
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