Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Belgium

Belgium: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
92nd
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1989
All-time low
0.1%
in 2014
Years of data
30
1985–2016

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Belgium, 1985–2016

00.050.10.151985200020161985: 0.156 % of total employed population in working age1986: 0.15 % of total employed population in working age1987: 0.151 % of total employed population in working age1988: 0.148 % of total employed population in working age1989: 0.158 % of total employed population in working age1991: 0.147 % of total employed population in working age1992: 0.148 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.151 % of total employed population in working age1994: 0.151 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.151 % of total employed population in working age1996: 0.151 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.146 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.152 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.144 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.136 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.129 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.133 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.131 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.081 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.08 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.081 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.075 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.074 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.074 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.069 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.069 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.07 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.069 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.074 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.071 % of total employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Belgium is 0.1%, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Belgium peaked at 0.2% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.

Belgium ranks 92nd of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Belgium, 1985 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1985 0.2%
1986 0.2% -3.6%
1987 0.2% +0.1%
1988 0.1% -1.6%
1989 0.2% +6.9%
1991 0.1% -7.3%
1992 0.1% +0.7%
1993 0.2% +2.2%
1994 0.2% -0.3%
1995 0.2% +0.1%
1996 0.2% -0.1%
1997 0.1% -3.1%
1998 0.2% +3.7%
1999 0.1% -5.3%
2000 0.1% -5.0%
2001 0.1% -5.1%
2002 0.1% +2.7%
2003 0.1% -1.7%
2004 0.1% -38.0%
2005 0.1% -1.7%
2006 0.1% +2.4%
2007 0.1% -8.1%
2008 0.1% -1.0%
2009 0.1% -0.0%
2010 0.1% -6.4%
2011 0.1% +0.0%
2013 0.1% +0.5%
2014 0.1% -1.0%
2015 0.1% +6.8%
2016 0.1% -3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 5
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 9
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 6

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 89 Lithuania 0.1% compare
  2. 90 Iceland 0.1% compare
  3. 91 Austria 0.1% compare
  4. 93 Malta 0.1% compare
  5. 94 Latvia 0.1% compare
  6. 95 Hungary 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Belgium?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Belgium was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1989.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
How does Belgium rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total?
Belgium ranks 92nd out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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