Self-employment
Published by:
Statistics Netherlands, CBS
Are you looking for statistic information on self-employment? In this factsheet you will find the key figures and trends about self-employment.
Number of self-employed professionals
Statistics: self-employed professional
Number of self-employed professionals (without employees).
The majority of self-employed are men in 2021
Income and assets
How much do the self-employed earn?
The median (purple line) is the average income per month in the Netherlands. Half of the self-employed have lower or equal incomes.
What do self-employed people own?
Equity (blue line) is the balance of (personal) assets and liabilities. Company assets (purple line) consist of the substantial interest (ownership of shares) of director-major shareholders and company assets.