{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"pl-self-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pl-self-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pl-self-employment-rate/","title":"Poland Self-Employed Persons (2025)","description":"Poland's Self-Employed Persons: 3,119.9 thousand persons in 2025, -0.6% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ESGAN2), 2008–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Poland","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Poland","temporal_coverage":"2008/2025","unit":"thousand persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Poland 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":"Poland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Poland (2025)","value":"3,119.9","unit":"thousand persons","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.6% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.6%","unit":"thousand persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Poland Self-Employed Persons"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2008","value":2949.6},{"period":"2009","value":2956.9},{"period":"2010","value":2931.2},{"period":"2011","value":2955.9},{"period":"2012","value":2922},{"period":"2013","value":2866.8},{"period":"2014","value":2880.4},{"period":"2015","value":2924.6},{"period":"2016","value":2909.2},{"period":"2017","value":2909.4},{"period":"2018","value":2933.5},{"period":"2019","value":3001.7},{"period":"2020","value":3077.8},{"period":"2021","value":3136.5},{"period":"2022","value":3194.3},{"period":"2023","value":3277.8},{"period":"2024","value":3137.4},{"period":"2025","value":3119.9}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"thousand persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"3119.9","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2024","value":"3137.4","yoyChange":"-4.3%"},{"year":"2023","value":"3277.8","yoyChange":"+2.6%"},{"year":"2022","value":"3194.3","yoyChange":"+1.8%"},{"year":"2021","value":"3136.5","yoyChange":"+1.9%"},{"year":"2020","value":"3077.8","yoyChange":"+2.5%"},{"year":"2019","value":"3001.7","yoyChange":"+2.3%"},{"year":"2018","value":"2933.5","yoyChange":"+0.8%"},{"year":"2017","value":"2909.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2016","value":"2909.2","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2015","value":"2924.6","yoyChange":"+1.5%"},{"year":"2014","value":"2880.4","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2013","value":"2866.8","yoyChange":"-1.9%"},{"year":"2012","value":"2922.0","yoyChange":"-1.1%"},{"year":"2011","value":"2955.9","yoyChange":"+0.8%"},{"year":"2010","value":"2931.2","yoyChange":"-0.9%"},{"year":"2009","value":"2956.9","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2008","value":"2949.6","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of self-employed persons in Poland 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 3,277.8 thousand persons in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2,866.8 in 2013. The latest reading of 3,119.9 in 2025 represents a change of -17.5."}]}