Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 15.02 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Switzerland stood at 15.02 %.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Switzerland peaked at 15.22 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.17 %, in 2020.
That places Switzerland 49th out of 68 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.22 % | — |
| 2001 | 14.35 % | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 14.23 % | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 14.7 % | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 13.13 % | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 13.42 % | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 13.5 % | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 13.93 % | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 13.22 % | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 12.94 % | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 13.06 % | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 12.99 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 12.95 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 13.09 % | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 12.91 % | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 13.1 % | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 12.87 % | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 12.87 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.62 % | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 12.34 % | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 12.17 % | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 13.38 % | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 14.06 % | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 14.28 % | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 15.02 % | +5.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 15.02 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.55 %, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 15.02 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.02 %, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.86 % | 12.94 % | 15.22 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.88 % | 12.34 % | 13.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.78 % | 12.17 % | 15.02 % | 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 share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Switzerland?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Switzerland was 15.02 % in 2024, 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 15.22 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.17 % in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Switzerland ranks 49th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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 Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total employment — Value — Female — 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.