{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"is-self-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/is-self-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/is-self-employment-rate/","title":"Iceland Self-Employed Persons (2025)","description":"Iceland's Self-Employed Persons: 27.9 thousand persons in 2025, -6.4% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ESGAN2), 2008–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Iceland","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Iceland","temporal_coverage":"2008/2025","unit":"thousand persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Iceland 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":"Iceland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Iceland (2025)","value":"27.9","unit":"thousand persons","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-6.4% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-6.4%","unit":"thousand persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Iceland Self-Employed Persons"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2008","value":22.1},{"period":"2009","value":19.6},{"period":"2010","value":20.6},{"period":"2011","value":20.5},{"period":"2012","value":20.3},{"period":"2013","value":21.5},{"period":"2014","value":22.3},{"period":"2015","value":22.7},{"period":"2016","value":22.7},{"period":"2017","value":22.5},{"period":"2018","value":23.5},{"period":"2019","value":23.3},{"period":"2020","value":22.6},{"period":"2021","value":24.8},{"period":"2022","value":25.7},{"period":"2023","value":28.7},{"period":"2024","value":29.8},{"period":"2025","value":27.9}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"thousand persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"27.9","yoyChange":"-6.4%"},{"year":"2024","value":"29.8","yoyChange":"+3.8%"},{"year":"2023","value":"28.7","yoyChange":"+11.7%"},{"year":"2022","value":"25.7","yoyChange":"+3.6%"},{"year":"2021","value":"24.8","yoyChange":"+9.7%"},{"year":"2020","value":"22.6","yoyChange":"-3.0%"},{"year":"2019","value":"23.3","yoyChange":"-0.9%"},{"year":"2018","value":"23.5","yoyChange":"+4.4%"},{"year":"2017","value":"22.5","yoyChange":"-0.9%"},{"year":"2016","value":"22.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2015","value":"22.7","yoyChange":"+1.8%"},{"year":"2014","value":"22.3","yoyChange":"+3.7%"},{"year":"2013","value":"21.5","yoyChange":"+5.9%"},{"year":"2012","value":"20.3","yoyChange":"-1.0%"},{"year":"2011","value":"20.5","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2010","value":"20.6","yoyChange":"+5.1%"},{"year":"2009","value":"19.6","yoyChange":"-11.3%"},{"year":"2008","value":"22.1","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of self-employed persons in Iceland 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 29.8 thousand persons in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 19.6 in 2009. The latest reading of 27.9 in 2025 represents a change of -1.9."}]}