{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"sk-self-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sk-self-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sk-self-employment-rate/","title":"Slovakia Self-Employed Persons (2025)","description":"Slovakia's Self-Employed Persons: 397.8 thousand persons in 2025, +2.4% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ESGAN2), 2008–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Slovakia","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Slovakia","temporal_coverage":"2008/2025","unit":"thousand persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Slovakia 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":"Slovakia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Slovakia (2025)","value":"397.8","unit":"thousand persons","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+2.4% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+2.4%","unit":"thousand persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Slovakia Self-Employed Persons"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2008","value":332},{"period":"2009","value":367.4},{"period":"2010","value":366.8},{"period":"2011","value":367.4},{"period":"2012","value":358.3},{"period":"2013","value":360},{"period":"2014","value":361.8},{"period":"2015","value":363.3},{"period":"2016","value":381.5},{"period":"2017","value":383.6},{"period":"2018","value":377.8},{"period":"2019","value":386.2},{"period":"2020","value":376.1},{"period":"2021","value":380.1},{"period":"2022","value":387},{"period":"2023","value":392.9},{"period":"2024","value":388.4},{"period":"2025","value":397.8}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"thousand persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"397.8","yoyChange":"+2.4%"},{"year":"2024","value":"388.4","yoyChange":"-1.1%"},{"year":"2023","value":"392.9","yoyChange":"+1.5%"},{"year":"2022","value":"387.0","yoyChange":"+1.8%"},{"year":"2021","value":"380.1","yoyChange":"+1.1%"},{"year":"2020","value":"376.1","yoyChange":"-2.6%"},{"year":"2019","value":"386.2","yoyChange":"+2.2%"},{"year":"2018","value":"377.8","yoyChange":"-1.5%"},{"year":"2017","value":"383.6","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2016","value":"381.5","yoyChange":"+5.0%"},{"year":"2015","value":"363.3","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2014","value":"361.8","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2013","value":"360.0","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2012","value":"358.3","yoyChange":"-2.5%"},{"year":"2011","value":"367.4","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2010","value":"366.8","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2009","value":"367.4","yoyChange":"+10.7%"},{"year":"2008","value":"332.0","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of self-employed persons in Slovakia 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 397.8 thousand persons in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 332 in 2008. The latest reading of 397.8 in 2025 represents a change of +9.4."}]}