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 32.59 % 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
Switzerland recorded 32.59 % for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Switzerland peaked at 68.95 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.12 %, in 2015.
Switzerland ranks 47th of 67 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.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.95 % | — |
| 2001 | 65.66 % | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 59.98 % | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 62.76 % | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 56.84 % | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 59.11 % | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 54.97 % | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 57 % | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 56.12 % | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 33.17 % | -40.9% |
| 2010 | 30.65 % | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 31.86 % | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 31.64 % | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 29.74 % | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 28.71 % | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 28.12 % | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 29.34 % | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 29.98 % | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 30.16 % | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 29.14 % | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 31.73 % | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 31.18 % | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 30.71 % | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 31.3 % | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 32.59 % | +4.1% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 32.59 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.2 %, 1.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 32.59 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.53 %, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.46 % | 33.17 % | 68.95 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.93 % | 28.12 % | 31.86 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5 % | 30.71 % | 32.59 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More agriculture & rural data for Switzerland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 739.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8806 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1427 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
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 32.59 % 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 68.95 % 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 28.12 % in 2015.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Switzerland ranks 47th out of 67 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 13.5%. 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 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.