Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom
Survey time period
January 2016
Number of respondents
1,203*
Age group
16-75 years
Method of interview
Online omnibus survey
Supplementary notes
The source adds the following information: "Crowd work, defined broadly as paid work managed via online platforms"
* Base: UK (207); Sweden (198); Germany (252); Austria (359); Netherlands (187)
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Crowd workers in Europe 2016, by country and gender
This statistics represents the share of respondents that carried out crowd work in their country in Europe in 2016, by gender. Almost all countries had a majority of male crowd workers except the UK who had a total of ** percent of female crowd workers.
Crowd work is broadly defined as paid work managed via online platforms. This belongs to a part of the online economy that is also sometimes known as collaborative economy or gig economy.
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Foundation for European Progressive Studies. (December 1, 2016). Share of respondents who carried out crowd work in Europe in 2016, by country and gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/713839/crowd-workers-in-europe-by-country-and-gender/
Foundation for European Progressive Studies. "Share of respondents who carried out crowd work in Europe in 2016, by country and gender." Chart. December 1, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/713839/crowd-workers-in-europe-by-country-and-gender/
Foundation for European Progressive Studies. (2016). Share of respondents who carried out crowd work in Europe in 2016, by country and gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/713839/crowd-workers-in-europe-by-country-and-gender/
Foundation for European Progressive Studies. "Share of Respondents Who Carried out Crowd Work in Europe in 2016, by Country and Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Dec 2016, /statistics/713839/crowd-workers-in-europe-by-country-and-gender/
Foundation for European Progressive Studies, Share of respondents who carried out crowd work in Europe in 2016, by country and gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/713839/crowd-workers-in-europe-by-country-and-gender/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Share of respondents who carried out crowd work in Europe in 2016, by country and gender [Graph], Foundation for European Progressive Studies, December 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/713839/crowd-workers-in-europe-by-country-and-gender/
