As of 2023, Italy was the European country with the greatest number of self-employed workers, followed by the UK, France, and Poland. Self-employment is often linked to family businesses and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which Italy in particular has a large number of. Iceland, Luxembourg, and Malta have the the smallest number of self-employed persons, with less than 50,000 of these workers in each country.
Number of self-employed workers in Europe in 2023, by country
(in 1,000s)
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Eurostat, & Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 13, 2024). Number of self-employed workers in Europe in 2023, by country (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197059/self-employment-in-europe-by-country/
Eurostat, und Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of self-employed workers in Europe in 2023, by country (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197059/self-employment-in-europe-by-country/
Eurostat, Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Number of self-employed workers in Europe in 2023, by country (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197059/self-employment-in-europe-by-country/
Eurostat, and Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Self-employed Workers in Europe in 2023, by Country (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197059/self-employment-in-europe-by-country/
Eurostat & Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of self-employed workers in Europe in 2023, by country (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197059/self-employment-in-europe-by-country/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Number of self-employed workers in Europe in 2023, by country (in 1,000s) [Graph], Eurostat, & Office for National Statistics (UK), June 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197059/self-employment-in-europe-by-country/
