# European Union Self-Employed Workers, % of Total Employment

European Union Self-Employed Workers, % of Total Employment was 31,488 Thousand persons in Q2 2026, down 0.1% from Q1 2026 and up 0.3% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 30,297 Thousand persons (Q2 2020) to 31,571 Thousand persons (Q1 2024), averaging 31,047 Thousand persons.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 31,488 Thousand persons |
| Q1 2026 | 31,534 Thousand persons |
| Q4 2025 | 31,384 Thousand persons |
| Q3 2025 | 31,394 Thousand persons |
| Q2 2025 | 31,400 Thousand persons |
| Q1 2025 | 31,268 Thousand persons |
| Q4 2024 | 31,349 Thousand persons |
| Q3 2024 | 31,350 Thousand persons |
| Q2 2024 | 31,419 Thousand persons |
| Q1 2024 | 31,571 Thousand persons |
| Q4 2023 | 31,514 Thousand persons |
| Q3 2023 | 31,478 Thousand persons |
| Q2 2023 | 31,409 Thousand persons |
| Q1 2023 | 31,344 Thousand persons |
| Q4 2022 | 31,206 Thousand persons |
| Q3 2022 | 31,233 Thousand persons |
| Q2 2022 | 31,254 Thousand persons |
| Q1 2022 | 31,075 Thousand persons |
| Q4 2021 | 30,946 Thousand persons |
| Q3 2021 | 30,864 Thousand persons |
| Q2 2021 | 30,756 Thousand persons |
| Q1 2021 | 30,583 Thousand persons |
| Q4 2020 | 30,705 Thousand persons |
| Q3 2020 | 30,374 Thousand persons |

## API

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

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