{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ch-self-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ch-self-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ch-self-employment-rate/","title":"Switzerland Self-Employed Persons (2025)","description":"Switzerland's Self-Employed Persons: 658.9 thousand persons in 2025, -1.1% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ESGAN2), 2008–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Switzerland","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Switzerland","temporal_coverage":"2008/2025","unit":"thousand persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Switzerland Self-Employed Persons","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_ESGAN2/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2008–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"18"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Switzerland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Switzerland (2025)","value":"658.9","unit":"thousand persons","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1.1% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-1.1%","unit":"thousand persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Switzerland Self-Employed Persons"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2008","value":578.7},{"period":"2009","value":547.3},{"period":"2010","value":567.6},{"period":"2011","value":560.5},{"period":"2012","value":565.5},{"period":"2013","value":567.2},{"period":"2014","value":578.1},{"period":"2015","value":571.7},{"period":"2016","value":588.1},{"period":"2017","value":578},{"period":"2018","value":584.9},{"period":"2019","value":576.9},{"period":"2020","value":573},{"period":"2021","value":605.9},{"period":"2022","value":642.7},{"period":"2023","value":656.4},{"period":"2024","value":666.5},{"period":"2025","value":658.9}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"thousand persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"658.9","yoyChange":"-1.1%"},{"year":"2024","value":"666.5","yoyChange":"+1.5%"},{"year":"2023","value":"656.4","yoyChange":"+2.1%"},{"year":"2022","value":"642.7","yoyChange":"+6.1%"},{"year":"2021","value":"605.9","yoyChange":"+5.7%"},{"year":"2020","value":"573.0","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2019","value":"576.9","yoyChange":"-1.4%"},{"year":"2018","value":"584.9","yoyChange":"+1.2%"},{"year":"2017","value":"578.0","yoyChange":"-1.7%"},{"year":"2016","value":"588.1","yoyChange":"+2.9%"},{"year":"2015","value":"571.7","yoyChange":"-1.1%"},{"year":"2014","value":"578.1","yoyChange":"+1.9%"},{"year":"2013","value":"567.2","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2012","value":"565.5","yoyChange":"+0.9%"},{"year":"2011","value":"560.5","yoyChange":"-1.3%"},{"year":"2010","value":"567.6","yoyChange":"+3.7%"},{"year":"2009","value":"547.3","yoyChange":"-5.4%"},{"year":"2008","value":"578.7","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of self-employed persons in Switzerland from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2008–2025 (18 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 666.5 thousand persons in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 547.3 in 2009. The latest reading of 658.9 in 2025 represents a change of -7.6."}]}