# Euro Area Self-Employed Workers, % of Total Employment

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.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `EA.SELFEMP.Q.SA`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: Thousand persons
- Coverage: 1995-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (126 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/euro-area/self-employed-workers-pct-of-total-employment

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 24,895 Thousand persons |
| Q1 2026 | 24,941 Thousand persons |
| Q4 2025 | 24,841 Thousand persons |
| Q3 2025 | 24,842 Thousand persons |
| Q2 2025 | 24,754 Thousand persons |
| Q1 2025 | 24,604 Thousand persons |
| Q4 2024 | 24,561 Thousand persons |
| Q3 2024 | 24,562 Thousand persons |
| Q2 2024 | 24,457 Thousand persons |
| Q1 2024 | 24,497 Thousand persons |
| Q4 2023 | 24,477 Thousand persons |
| Q3 2023 | 24,412 Thousand persons |
| Q2 2023 | 24,347 Thousand persons |
| Q1 2023 | 24,345 Thousand persons |
| Q4 2022 | 24,213 Thousand persons |
| Q3 2022 | 24,243 Thousand persons |
| Q2 2022 | 24,111 Thousand persons |
| Q1 2022 | 24,064 Thousand persons |
| Q4 2021 | 23,955 Thousand persons |
| Q3 2021 | 23,866 Thousand persons |
| Q2 2021 | 23,719 Thousand persons |
| Q1 2021 | 23,578 Thousand persons |
| Q4 2020 | 23,723 Thousand persons |
| Q3 2020 | 23,538 Thousand persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/EA.SELFEMP.Q.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/EA.SELFEMP.Q.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```