{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"nl-self-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/nl-self-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/nl-self-employment-rate/","title":"Netherlands Self-Employed Persons (2025)","description":"Netherlands's Self-Employed Persons: 1,517.7 thousand persons in 2025, -4.5% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ESGAN2), 2008–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Netherlands","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Netherlands","temporal_coverage":"2008/2025","unit":"thousand persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Netherlands 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":"Netherlands"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Netherlands (2025)","value":"1,517.7","unit":"thousand persons","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-4.5% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-4.5%","unit":"thousand persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Netherlands Self-Employed Persons"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2008","value":1147.9},{"period":"2009","value":1186.9},{"period":"2010","value":1192.7},{"period":"2011","value":1197.2},{"period":"2012","value":1227},{"period":"2013","value":1277.2},{"period":"2014","value":1313.3},{"period":"2015","value":1338.3},{"period":"2016","value":1366.1},{"period":"2017","value":1396.5},{"period":"2018","value":1422.6},{"period":"2019","value":1444.5},{"period":"2020","value":1496.3},{"period":"2021","value":1412},{"period":"2022","value":1506.7},{"period":"2023","value":1556.9},{"period":"2024","value":1589.9},{"period":"2025","value":1517.7}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"thousand persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"1517.7","yoyChange":"-4.5%"},{"year":"2024","value":"1589.9","yoyChange":"+2.1%"},{"year":"2023","value":"1556.9","yoyChange":"+3.3%"},{"year":"2022","value":"1506.7","yoyChange":"+6.7%"},{"year":"2021","value":"1412.0","yoyChange":"-5.6%"},{"year":"2020","value":"1496.3","yoyChange":"+3.6%"},{"year":"2019","value":"1444.5","yoyChange":"+1.5%"},{"year":"2018","value":"1422.6","yoyChange":"+1.9%"},{"year":"2017","value":"1396.5","yoyChange":"+2.2%"},{"year":"2016","value":"1366.1","yoyChange":"+2.1%"},{"year":"2015","value":"1338.3","yoyChange":"+1.9%"},{"year":"2014","value":"1313.3","yoyChange":"+2.8%"},{"year":"2013","value":"1277.2","yoyChange":"+4.1%"},{"year":"2012","value":"1227.0","yoyChange":"+2.5%"},{"year":"2011","value":"1197.2","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2010","value":"1192.7","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2009","value":"1186.9","yoyChange":"+3.4%"},{"year":"2008","value":"1147.9","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of self-employed persons in Netherlands 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 1,589.9 thousand persons in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1,147.9 in 2008. The latest reading of 1,517.7 in 2025 represents a change of -72.2."}]}