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

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

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
70th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1994
All-time low
0.1%
in 2008
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Spain, 1992–2016

00.050.10.150.21992200420161992: 0.206 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.21 % of total employed population in working age1994: 0.214 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.211 % of total employed population in working age1996: 0.21 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.204 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.197 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.188 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.178 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.178 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.171 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.164 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.11 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.116 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.11 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.11 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.101 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.105 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.105 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.109 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.105 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.117 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.119 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.115 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.12 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Spain stood at 0.1%.

That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Spain peaked at 0.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.

Spain ranks 70th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 8
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 7

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 67 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1% compare
  2. 68 Egypt 0.1% compare
  3. 69 Slovak Republic 0.1% compare
  4. 71 Kazakhstan 0.1% compare
  5. 72 Puerto Rico 0.1% compare
  6. 73 Netherlands 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Spain?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Spain was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1994.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
How does Spain rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total?
Spain ranks 70th out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain 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
106 places, 1,582 data points, 1970–2021
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