As of the second quarter of 2024, there were almost 2.9 million full-time self-employed workers in the United Kingdom, compared with 3.57 million in the fourth quarter of 2019, which was the peak for full-time self-employment in the provided time period.
Number of full-time self-employed workers in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 1992 to 2nd quarter 2024
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of workers in thousands
Q2 2024
2,888
Q1 2024
2,871
Q4 2023
2,948
Q3 2023
2,892
Q2 2023
2,841
Q1 2023
2,862
Q4 2022
2,822
Q3 2022
2,830
Q2 2022
2,837
Q1 2022
2,902
Q4 2021
2,871
Q3 2021
2,950
Q2 2021
2,975
Q1 2021
2,991
Q4 2020
2,983
Q3 2020
3,129
Q2 2020
3,280
Q1 2020
3,468
Q4 2019
3,571
Q3 2019
3,499
Q2 2019
3,443
Q1 2019
3,496
Q4 2018
3,375
Q3 2018
3,328
Q2 2018
3,334
Q1 2018
3,294
Q4 2017
3,338
Q3 2017
3,381
Q2 2017
3,422
Q1 2017
3,429
Q4 2016
3,421
Q3 2016
3,402
Q2 2016
3,396
Q1 2016
3,345
Q4 2015
3,302
Q3 2015
3,227
Q2 2015
3,195
Q1 2015
3,207
Q4 2014
3,209
Q3 2014
3,258
Q2 2014
3,262
Q1 2014
3,272
Q4 2013
3,192
Q3 2013
3,066
Q2 2013
3,013
Q1 2013
3,018
Q4 2012
3,049
Q3 2012
3,016
Q2 2012
3,032
Q1 2012
2,992
Q4 2011
2,992
Q3 2011
2,978
Q2 2011
2,906
Q1 2011
2,883
Q4 2010
2,938
Q3 2010
2,990
Q2 2010
2,928
Q1 2010
2,940
Q4 2009
2,917
Q3 2009
2,903
Q2 2009
2,869
Q1 2009
2,918
Q4 2008
2,898
Q3 2008
2,915
Q2 2008
2,947
Q1 2008
2,946
Q4 2007
2,899
Q3 2007
2,902
Q2 2007
2,907
Q1 2007
2,908
Q4 2006
2,896
Q3 2006
2,877
Q2 2006
2,853
Q1 2006
2,865
Q4 2005
2,833
Q3 2005
2,831
Q2 2005
2,807
Q1 2005
2,798
Q4 2004
2,797
Q3 2004
2,772
Q2 2004
2,826
Q1 2004
2,776
Q4 2003
2,807
Q3 2003
2,795
Q2 2003
2,722
Q1 2003
2,611
Q4 2002
2,556
Q3 2002
2,568
Q2 2002
2,563
Q1 2002
2,580
Q4 2001
2,568
Q3 2001
2,603
Q2 2001
2,583
Q1 2001
2,570
Q4 2000
2,526
Q3 2000
2,545
Q2 2000
2,518
Q1 2000
2,534
Q4 1999
2,537
Q3 1999
2,556
Q2 1999
2,588
Q1 1999
2,580
Q4 1998
2,588
Q3 1998
2,586
Q2 1998
2,606
Q1 1998
2,665
Q4 1997
2,693
Q3 1997
2,699
Q2 1997
2,721
Q1 1997
2,765
Q4 1996
2,790
Q3 1996
2,818
Q2 1996
2,790
Q1 1996
2,776
Q4 1995
2,825
Q3 1995
2,846
Q2 1995
2,868
Q1 1995
2,874
Q4 1994
2,857
Q3 1994
2,864
Q2 1994
2,824
Q1 1994
2,815
Q4 1993
2,791
Q3 1993
2,759
Q2 1993
2,770
Q1 1993
2,742
Q4 1992
2,766
Q3 1992
2,811
Q2 1992
2,875
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 13, 2024). Number of full-time self-employed workers in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 1992 to 2nd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/318220/full-time-self-employment-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of full-time self-employed workers in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 1992 to 2nd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318220/full-time-self-employment-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Number of full-time self-employed workers in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 1992 to 2nd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318220/full-time-self-employment-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Full-time Self-employed Workers in The United Kingdom from 2nd Quarter 1992 to 2nd Quarter 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318220/full-time-self-employment-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of full-time self-employed workers in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 1992 to 2nd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318220/full-time-self-employment-in-the-uk/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of full-time self-employed workers in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 1992 to 2nd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), August 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/318220/full-time-self-employment-in-the-uk/
