Ireland - Self-employed

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Ireland was 7.73 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 10.95 in 1993, while its lowest value was 6.74 in 2006.

Definition: Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 10.51
1992 10.70
1993 10.95
1994 10.06
1995 9.77
1996 9.68
1997 9.51
1998 9.66
1999 9.21
2000 9.08
2001 8.15
2002 7.64
2003 7.77
2004 7.79
2005 7.12
2006 6.74
2007 7.40
2008 7.73
2009 7.99
2010 8.22
2011 7.98
2012 7.94
2013 8.50
2014 8.28
2015 8.38
2016 8.52
2017 7.90
2018 7.95
2019 7.73

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Ireland was 20.08 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 31.34 in 1992, while its lowest value was 20.08 in 2019.

Definition: Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 30.38
1992 31.34
1993 30.61
1994 30.09
1995 29.58
1996 27.92
1997 27.97
1998 27.40
1999 26.13
2000 25.99
2001 25.39
2002 25.45
2003 24.81
2004 25.22
2005 24.34
2006 23.26
2007 23.02
2008 23.90
2009 25.57
2010 25.02
2011 24.54
2012 24.61
2013 24.31
2014 24.02
2015 23.30
2016 22.78
2017 21.85
2018 21.01
2019 20.08

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Ireland was 14.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 23.95 in 1992, while its lowest value was 14.40 in 2019.

Definition: Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 23.47
1992 23.95
1993 23.36
1994 22.60
1995 22.08
1996 20.88
1997 20.75
1998 20.32
1999 19.28
2000 19.11
2001 18.35
2002 18.03
2003 17.68
2004 17.92
2005 17.04
2006 16.23
2007 16.26
2008 16.77
2009 17.50
2010 17.21
2011 16.82
2012 16.83
2013 17.02
2014 16.81
2015 16.48
2016 16.23
2017 15.45
2018 15.03
2019 14.40

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity