Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 9.43 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2005–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 9.43 % for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in 2025.
The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 21.91 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.42 %, in 2024.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 64th out of 67 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.18 % | — |
| 2006 | 20.17 % | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 20.11 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 21.91 % | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 12.56 % | -42.7% |
| 2010 | 12.75 % | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 12.36 % | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 12.94 % | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 11.89 % | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 11.62 % | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 11.36 % | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 11.34 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 11.46 % | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 11.23 % | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 11.94 % | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 10.93 % | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 10.75 % | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 9.32 % | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 8.71 % | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 8.42 % | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 9.43 % | +12.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -42.7% | 21.91 % | 12.56 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.19 % | 12.56 % | 21.91 % | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.89 % | 11.23 % | 12.94 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.59 % | 8.42 % | 10.93 % | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 9.43 % in 2025, 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 21.91 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.42 % in 2024.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 64th out of 67 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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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.