Short-term indicators Self-employed by industries

Self-employed1 by industries2
Germany3
Year Total

1,000
Agruculture,
forestry and fishing
(primary sector)
Proportion in %
Production
industry
(secondary sector)
Proportion in %
Other service
activities
(tertiary sector)
Proportion in %
Source: Results of employment accounts according to national accounts definitions.
1: Including family workers.
2: 1950 to 1969 Classification of Economic actilvities, 1979 edition. 1970 to 1990: Classification of Economic actilvities, 2003 edition. From 1991: Classification of Economic actilvities, 2008 edition.
3: Until 1990 former territory of the Federal Republic. 1950 to 1959 without Berlin and Saarland.
2024 3,774 5.6 17.6 76.7
2023 3,848 5.6 17.8 76.6
2022 3,894 5.5 17.8 76.6
2021 3,952 5.5 17.9 76.5
2020 4,039 5.6 17.9 76.5
2019 4,146 5.8 17.7 76.5
2018 4,229 5.9 17.7 76.4
2017 4,293 5.9 17.6 76.5
2016 4,360 6.2 17.5 76.3
2015 4,414 6.4 17.5 76.1
2014 4,466 6.6 17.6 75.8
2013 4,501 6.8 17.7 75.5
2012 4,527 7.0 17.6 75.4
2011 4,531 7.3 17.5 75.3
2010 4,518 7.4 17.4 75.2
2009 4,493 7.6 17.5 74.9
2008 4,479 7.9 17.6 74.5
2007 4,469 8.0 17.6 74.4
2006 4,436 8.3 17.5 74.2
2005 4,381 8.6 17.5 74.0
2004 4,260 9.1 17.3 73.6
2003 4,134 9.7 17.6 72.8
2002 4,062 10.1 17.8 72.1
2001 4,028 10.5 17.8 71.7
2000 4,013 10.9 17.9 71.2
1999 3,991 11.2 17.9 70.9
1998 3,963 11.5 17.8 70.8
1997 3,915 11.8 17.9 70.3
1996 3,856 12.6 18.0 69.3
1995 3,797 13.9 17.8 68.4
1994 3,746 15.4 17.4 67.2
1993 3,668 16.6 17.2 66.2
1992 3,608 17.8 17.0 65.2
1991 3,563 18.7 16.7 64.7
1990 3,105 24.6 15.7 59.6
1989 3,081 25.9 15.7 58.4
1988 3,056 27.5 15.5 57.0
1987 3,061 28.7 15.4 55.9
1986 3,084 29.8 15.6 54.7
1985 3,061 30.3 15.8 53.9
1984 3,059 31.5 16.1 52.4
1983 3,057 32.8 16.2 51.0
1982 3,091 33.7 16.5 49.8
1981 3,124 34.8 16.5 48.7
1980 3,154 35.4 16.6 47.9
1979 3,168 35.5 16.8 47.7
1978 3,241 37.3 16.6 46.2
1977 3,296 38.0 16.8 45.2
1976 3,425 39.0 16.5 44.5
1975 3,596 40.5 16.0 43.4
1974 3,741 41.3 16.2 42.6
1973 3,878 42.2 16.1 41.8
1972 3,968 43.1 16.1 40.8
1971 4,093 43.9 15.9 40.3
1970 4,341 44.2 15.6 40.2
1969 4,604 45.6 17.1 37.3
1968 4,785 46.4 17.0 36.6
1967 4,896 47.3 16.9 35.9
1966 5,036 48.3 16.7 35.0
1965 5,130 48.9 16.6 34.5
1964 5,269 49.6 16.5 33.9
1963 5,483 49.9 16.6 33.5
1962 5,658 51.0 16.3 32.7
1961 5,861 51.1 16.4 32.5
1960 5,990 51.6 16.5 31.9
1959 5,874 54.0 16.1 29.9
1958 5,936 54.9 16.2 28.9
1957 5,948 55.5 16.3 28.2
1956 5,952 55.9 16.5 27.6
1955 5,990 56.5 16.5 27.0
1954 6,027 57.0 16.8 26.2

As at 23 May 2025

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