In the second quarter of 2024, there were around 2.75 million self-employed men, and approximately 1.57 million self-employed women in the United Kingdom.
Number of self-employed workers in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 1992 to 2nd quarter 2024, by gender
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Male
Female
Q2 1992
2,577
909
Q3 1992
2,524
887
Q4 1992
2,498
888
Q1 1993
2,499
881
Q2 1993
2,505
902
Q3 1993
2,514
881
Q4 1993
2,530
905
Q1 1994
2,557
923
Q2 1994
2,578
908
Q3 1994
2,623
926
Q4 1994
2,630
921
Q1 1995
2,652
922
Q2 1995
2,638
921
Q3 1995
2,621
921
Q4 1995
2,609
914
Q1 1996
2,575
915
Q2 1996
2,583
913
Q3 1996
2,616
906
Q4 1996
2,605
911
Q1 1997
2,566
916
Q2 1997
2,529
932
Q3 1997
2,502
945
Q4 1997
2,485
931
Q1 1998
2,481
926
Q2 1998
2,447
912
Q3 1998
2,401
895
Q4 1998
2,417
903
Q1 1999
2,420
885
Q2 1999
2,437
886
Q3 1999
2,417
889
Q4 1999
2,383
903
Q1 2000
2,357
918
Q2 2000
2,357
896
Q3 2000
2,352
908
Q4 2000
2,361
869
Q1 2001
2,409
867
Q2 2001
2,403
875
Q3 2001
2,434
883
Q4 2001
2,440
866
Q1 2002
2,447
870
Q2 2002
2,439
896
Q3 2002
2,451
907
Q4 2002
2,446
898
Q1 2003
2,498
929
Q2 2003
2,600
955
Q3 2003
2,665
985
Q4 2003
2,667
975
Q1 2004
2,647
969
Q2 2004
2,692
977
Q3 2004
2,644
942
Q4 2004
2,668
953
Q1 2005
2,650
958
Q2 2005
2,658
958
Q3 2005
2,678
988
Q4 2005
2,706
977
Q1 2006
2,700
1,024
Q2 2006
2,697
1,013
Q3 2006
2,731
1,040
Q4 2006
2,747
1,042
Q1 2007
2,775
1,047
Q2 2007
2,775
1,027
Q3 2007
2,760
1,072
Q4 2007
2,787
1,047
Q1 2008
2,822
1,056
Q2 2008
2,810
1,048
Q3 2008
2,769
1,049
Q4 2008
2,774
1,054
Q1 2009
2,773
1,071
Q2 2009
2,756
1,087
Q3 2009
2,749
1,132
Q4 2009
2,770
1,142
Q1 2010
2,775
1,180
Q2 2010
2,788
1,161
Q3 2010
2,864
1,181
Q4 2010
2,834
1,174
Q1 2011
2,795
1,189
Q2 2011
2,838
1,171
Q3 2011
2,896
1,225
Q4 2011
2,889
1,229
Q1 2012
2,916
1,271
Q2 2012
2,970
1,252
Q3 2012
2,972
1,260
Q4 2012
2,954
1,304
Q1 2013
2,920
1,265
Q2 2013
2,921
1,276
Q3 2013
2,946
1,298
Q4 2013
3,049
1,375
Q1 2014
3,144
1,436
Q2 2014
3,137
1,469
Q3 2014
3,119
1,411
Q4 2014
3,060
1,456
Q1 2015
3,082
1,443
Q2 2015
3,086
1,433
Q3 2015
3,120
1,456
Q4 2015
3,169
1,511
Q1 2016
3,210
1,504
Q2 2016
3,253
1,532
Q3 2016
3,216
1,572
Q4 2016
3,227
1,577
Q1 2017
3,214
1,584
Q2 2017
3,228
1,579
Q3 2017
3,224
1,586
Q4 2017
3,169
1,608
Q1 2018
3,135
1,616
Q2 2018
3,173
1,598
Q3 2018
3,181
1,579
Q4 2018
3,231
1,609
Q1 2019
3,309
1,621
Q2 2019
3,287
1,672
Q3 2019
3,322
1,633
Q4 2019
3,312
1,715
Q1 2020
3,267
1,706
Q2 2020
3,015
1,671
Q3 2020
2,903
1,569
Q4 2020
2,825
1,500
Q1 2021
2,722
1,555
Q2 2021
2,751
1,529
Q3 2021
2,774
1,507
Q4 2021
2,728
1,460
Q1 2022
2,730
1,509
Q2 2022
2,726
1,523
Q3 2022
2,695
1,558
Q4 2022
2,689
1,584
Q1 2023
2,760
1,605
Q2 2023
2,761
1,561
Q3 2023
2,761
1,559
Q4 2023
2,745
1,625
Q1 2024
2,678
1,573
Q2 2024
2,747
1,568
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (September 10, 2024). Number of self-employed workers in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 1992 to 2nd quarter 2024, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/318458/self-employment-in-the-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of self-employed workers in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 1992 to 2nd quarter 2024, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 10, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318458/self-employment-in-the-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Number of self-employed workers in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 1992 to 2nd quarter 2024, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318458/self-employment-in-the-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Self-employed Workers in The United Kingdom from 2nd Quarter 1992 to 2nd Quarter 2024, by Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318458/self-employment-in-the-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of self-employed workers in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 1992 to 2nd quarter 2024, by gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318458/self-employment-in-the-uk-by-gender/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of self-employed workers in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 1992 to 2nd quarter 2024, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), September 10, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/318458/self-employment-in-the-uk-by-gender/