# Germany Self-Employed Workers, % of Total Employment

Germany Self-Employed Workers, % of Total Employment was 3,613.0 Thousand persons in Q2 2026, down 0.4% from Q1 2026 and down 1.6% from a year earlier.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 1992.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3,613.0 Thousand persons (Q2 2026) to 4,370.0 Thousand persons (Q2 2016), averaging 3,982.5 Thousand persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `DE.SELFEMP.Q.SA`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: Thousand persons
- Coverage: 1991-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (142 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/germany/self-employed-workers-pct-of-total-employment

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 3,613.0 Thousand persons |
| Q1 2026 | 3,627.0 Thousand persons |
| Q4 2025 | 3,641.0 Thousand persons |
| Q3 2025 | 3,655.0 Thousand persons |
| Q2 2025 | 3,671.0 Thousand persons |
| Q1 2025 | 3,692.0 Thousand persons |
| Q4 2024 | 3,712.0 Thousand persons |
| Q3 2024 | 3,732.0 Thousand persons |
| Q2 2024 | 3,749.0 Thousand persons |
| Q1 2024 | 3,767.0 Thousand persons |
| Q4 2023 | 3,786.0 Thousand persons |
| Q3 2023 | 3,802.0 Thousand persons |
| Q2 2023 | 3,818.0 Thousand persons |
| Q1 2023 | 3,837.0 Thousand persons |
| Q4 2022 | 3,858.0 Thousand persons |
| Q3 2022 | 3,876.0 Thousand persons |
| Q2 2022 | 3,889.0 Thousand persons |
| Q1 2022 | 3,898.0 Thousand persons |
| Q4 2021 | 3,911.0 Thousand persons |
| Q3 2021 | 3,932.0 Thousand persons |
| Q2 2021 | 3,954.0 Thousand persons |
| Q1 2021 | 3,978.0 Thousand persons |
| Q4 2020 | 3,997.0 Thousand persons |
| Q3 2020 | 4,019.0 Thousand persons |

## API

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

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