Sweden—Self-Employed (%)
Category: LaborSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #35 of 148Updated April 2026
Latest Value
67.3%
2024
YoY Change
-0.4%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#35
of 148 countries
Maximum
73.4%
2019
Minimum
60.4%
2000
CAGR
+0.5%
25 years
Last
67.3%
Previous
67.5%
Highest
73.4%
Lowest
60.4%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Sweden's self-employed (%) was 67.3% in 2024, ranking #35 out of 148 countries. This represents a -0.4% change from 2023. Over the past 25 years, the highest recorded value was 73.4% (2019) and the lowest was 60.4% (2000). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 67.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 67.5% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 66.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 66.6% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 73.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 72.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 72.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 71.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 71.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 70.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 70.5% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 63.3% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 63.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 63.7% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 63.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 63.2% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 62.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 62.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 62.7% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 62.7% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 60.4% |
Top Countries — Self-Employed (%)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahamas, The | 97.7% | 2023 |
| 2 | Qatar | 87.4% | 2022 |
| 3 | Tanzania | 85.3% | 2024 |
| 4 | Nigeria | 81.5% | 2024 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 81.4% | 2024 |
| 6 | Cambodia | 80.0% | 2023 |
| 7 | Niger | 79.6% | 2022 |
| 8 | Bolivia | 79.6% | 2024 |
| 9 | Uganda | 79.4% | 2021 |
| 10 | Mozambique | 78.8% | 2022 |