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 6.4 % 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
Slovakia recorded 6.4 % for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in 2023.
That represents a change of down 19.1% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Slovakia peaked at 9.56 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.91 %, in 2016.
That places Slovakia 66th out of 67 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 4.47 % | — |
| 2001 | 5.8 % | +29.8% |
| 2002 | 4.35 % | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 3.93 % | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 5.26 % | +33.8% |
| 2005 | 3.97 % | -24.5% |
| 2006 | 4.07 % | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 4.34 % | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 6.53 % | +50.5% |
| 2009 | 8.08 % | +23.7% |
| 2010 | 8.5 % | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 6.33 % | -25.5% |
| 2012 | 4.61 % | -27.2% |
| 2013 | 5.75 % | +24.7% |
| 2014 | 9.47 % | +64.7% |
| 2015 | 9.56 % | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 3.91 % | -59.1% |
| 2017 | 6.43 % | +64.5% |
| 2018 | 8.7 % | +35.3% |
| 2019 | 9 % | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 5.8 % | -35.6% |
| 2021 | 7.15 % | +23.3% |
| 2022 | 7.91 % | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 6.4 % | -19.1% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 6.4 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.2 %, 33% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 6.4 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.53 %, 24% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.08 % | 3.93 % | 8.08 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.23 % | 3.91 % | 9.56 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.82 % | 5.8 % | 7.91 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 63 South Africa 11.39 % compare
- 64 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9.43 % compare
- 65 Israel 7.59 % compare
- 67 Belarus 2.4 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Slovakia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 454.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1564 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4681 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
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 6.4 % 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 9.56 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.91 % in 2016.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Slovakia ranks 66th out of 67 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 11.3%. 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 AFS employment — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. 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.