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Euro Area Self-Employed Workers, % of Total Employment

QuarterlySeasonally adjustedCode EA.SELFEMP.Q.SA

Latest24,895 Thousand personsQ2 2026
Previous24,941 Thousand personsQ1 2026
Year ago24,754 Thousand personsQ2 2025

Euro Area Self-Employed Workers, % of Total Employment was 24,895 Thousand persons in Q2 2026, down 0.2% from Q1 2026 and up 0.6% from a year earlier.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 23,538 Thousand persons (Q3 2020) to 24,941 Thousand persons (Q1 2026), averaging 24,132 Thousand persons.

Euro Area Self-Employed Workers, % of Total Employment (Thousand persons), Q1 1995 – Q2 202623.0k23.5k24.0k24.5k25.0k1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
Euro Area Self-Employed Workers, % of Total Employment (Thousand persons), Q1 1995 – Q2 2026. Source: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union).

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Recent data

PeriodValue
Q2 202624,895 Thousand persons
Q1 202624,941 Thousand persons
Q4 202524,841 Thousand persons
Q3 202524,842 Thousand persons
Q2 202524,754 Thousand persons
Q1 202524,604 Thousand persons
Q4 202424,561 Thousand persons
Q3 202424,562 Thousand persons
Q2 202424,457 Thousand persons
Q1 202424,497 Thousand persons
Q4 202324,477 Thousand persons
Q3 202324,412 Thousand persons
Q2 202324,347 Thousand persons
Q1 202324,345 Thousand persons
Q4 202224,213 Thousand persons
Q3 202224,243 Thousand persons
Q2 202224,111 Thousand persons
Q1 202224,064 Thousand persons
Q4 202123,955 Thousand persons
Q3 202123,866 Thousand persons
Q2 202123,719 Thousand persons
Q1 202123,578 Thousand persons
Q4 202023,723 Thousand persons
Q3 202023,538 Thousand persons

Last 24 observations. The full history (126 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationQ2 2026
First observationQ1 1995
Observations126
FrequencyQuarterly
UnitsThousand persons
AdjustmentSeasonally adjusted
10-year high24,941 Thousand persons (Q1 2026)
10-year low23,538 Thousand persons (Q3 2020)
10-year average24,132 Thousand persons
Source agencyEurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
Makrognosis codeEA.SELFEMP.Q.SA

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FAQ

What is the current self-Employed Workers, % of Total Employment in Euro Area?
The latest reading is 24,895 Thousand persons for Q2 2026, published by Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union).
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code EA.SELFEMP.Q.SA.

Last updated 2026-10-22. Source: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union). Original title: “Euro area - Self-employment (Eurostat namq_10_pe)”.