Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Switzerland
Switzerland: Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total was 3.45 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Switzerland stood at 3.45 %. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 24.7% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Switzerland peaked at 5.64 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.45 %, in 2024.
Switzerland ranks 35th of 68 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.
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.98 % | — |
| 2001 | 5.05 % | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 4.95 % | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 5.11 % | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 5.64 % | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 4.76 % | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 4.43 % | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 4.06 % | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 4.92 % | +21.2% |
| 2009 | 4.28 % | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 4.88 % | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 4.59 % | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 4.4 % | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 4.29 % | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 4.35 % | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 3.49 % | -19.8% |
| 2016 | 4 % | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 3.97 % | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 3.95 % | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.73 % | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 3.97 % | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 4.26 % | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 4.34 % | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 4.58 % | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 3.45 % | -24.7% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 3.45 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.06 %, 57% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 3.45 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.41 %, 54% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.82 % | 4.06 % | 5.64 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.17 % | 3.49 % | 4.88 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.12 % | 3.45 % | 4.58 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More economy & growth data for Switzerland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6894 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 25.32 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2,784 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -12.29 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 88.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1,351 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 18.29 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Switzerland?
- Gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Switzerland was 3.45 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.64 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.45 % in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total?
- Switzerland ranks 35th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.