Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 21.13 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Slovakia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Slovakia is 21.13 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Slovakia peaked at 21.51 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.5 %, in 2000.
Slovakia ranks 52nd of 68 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.5 % | — |
| 2001 | 12.1 % | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 12.49 % | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 13.35 % | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 16.21 % | +21.4% |
| 2005 | 17.3 % | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 17.12 % | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 17.63 % | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 18.71 % | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 20.44 % | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 21.51 % | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 21.1 % | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 20.09 % | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 20.43 % | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 19.2 % | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 19.19 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 19.43 % | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 19.33 % | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 18.9 % | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 19.35 % | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 19.29 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 20.43 % | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 20.61 % | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 21.13 % | +2.5% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 21.13 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.1 %, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 21.13 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.13 %, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.68 % | 11.5 % | 20.44 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.85 % | 18.9 % | 21.51 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.36 % | 19.29 % | 21.13 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 49 Barbados 25.41 % compare
- 50 Seychelles 23.69 % compare
- 51 North Macedonia 21.75 % compare
- 53 South Africa 19.37 % compare
- 54 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.17 % compare
- 55 Australia 19.1 % compare
More economy & growth data for Slovakia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.86 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 342.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.05 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -59.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 379.36 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 25.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1175 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 3,355 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Slovakia?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Slovakia was 21.13 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.51 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5 % in 2000.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Slovakia ranks 52nd out of 68 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total employment — Value — Male — 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.