Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Belgium
Belgium: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Belgium, 1985–2016
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
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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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