Self-employed persons; income, wealth, characteristics; 2007-2016
| Type of self-employed | Sex | Characteristics of persons | Sector/Branches (SIC 2008) | Periods | Self-employed, main income Self-employed persons (x 1 000) | Self-employed, main income Self-employed income Median personal income (1 000 euro) | Self-employed, main income Self-employed wealth Median wealth (1 000 euro) | Self-employed, all incomes Self-employed persons (x 1 000) | Self-employed, all incomes Self-employed income Median personal income (1 000 euro) | Self-employed, all incomes Self-employed wealth Median wealth (1 000 euro) |
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| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | A-U All economic activities | 2016* | 1,205.9 | 30.9 | 125.2 | 1,788.2 | 31.8 | 111.3 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2016* | 48.1 | 37.9 | 169.1 | 58.7 | 37.1 | 162.6 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2016* | 190.7 | 35.9 | 90.9 | 219.2 | 35.5 | 93.9 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2016* | 261.4 | 29.3 | 127.6 | 329.3 | 29.6 | 116.0 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | G-N Commercial services | 2016* | 601.9 | 36.7 | 139.9 | 812.2 | 37.1 | 127.4 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | M-N Business services | 2016* | 229.8 | 39.6 | 127.1 | 331.3 | 40.1 | 116.0 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | O-Q Government and care | 2016* | 152.4 | 27.2 | 96.4 | 278.6 | 28.9 | 78.1 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | O-U Noncommercial services | 2016* | 266.2 | 20.6 | 78.7 | 439.4 | 24.8 | 68.5 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2016* | 113.8 | 15.9 | 58.4 | 160.8 | 19.5 | 54.1 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2016* | 85.3 | 29.6 | 677.9 | 109.5 | 30.0 | 653.0 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | B Mining and quarrying | 2016* | 0.2 | 60.4 | 225.3 | 0.2 | 64.1 | 252.7 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | C Manufacturing | 2016* | 46.4 | 37.6 | 167.1 | 56.3 | 36.7 | 159.2 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | D Energy supply | 2016* | 0.7 | 46.0 | 404.1 | 1.2 | 47.0 | 380.6 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | E Water supply and waste management | 2016* | 0.9 | 44.0 | 117.3 | 1.1 | 44.0 | 120.5 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | F Construction | 2016* | 142.6 | 35.5 | 70.8 | 160.4 | 35.1 | 73.9 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2016* | 169.2 | 28.9 | 162.4 | 216.5 | 29.6 | 141.5 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | H Transportation and storage | 2016* | 36.0 | 33.1 | 63.7 | 46.1 | 31.9 | 62.8 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | I Accommodation and food serving | 2016* | 56.1 | 27.5 | 79.6 | 66.7 | 28.2 | 80.2 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | J Information and communication | 2016* | 43.1 | 41.4 | 86.7 | 66.2 | 41.2 | 71.8 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | K Financial institutions | 2016* | 55.6 | 60.8 | 366.6 | 69.1 | 60.0 | 381.7 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2016* | 12.1 | 47.0 | 321.1 | 16.4 | 45.1 | 330.4 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | M Other specialised business services | 2016* | 183.4 | 42.5 | 142.4 | 264.0 | 43.2 | 129.7 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | N Renting and other business support | 2016* | 46.3 | 30.8 | 74.0 | 67.2 | 31.1 | 68.2 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | O Public administration and services | 2016* | 0.5 | 0.7 | 164.9 | 8.2 | 37.4 | 144.1 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | P Education | 2016* | 37.8 | 20.7 | 70.6 | 76.6 | 28.6 | 62.2 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | Q Health and social work activities | 2016* | 114.2 | 30.9 | 105.6 | 193.8 | 28.6 | 81.9 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2016* | 48.9 | 18.7 | 56.4 | 76.3 | 23.4 | 47.7 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | S Other service activities | 2016* | 64.9 | 14.1 | 59.9 | 84.4 | 16.9 | 60.2 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | T Activities of households | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | U Extraterritorial organisations | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Total persons | Unknown | 2016* | 61.7 | 9.6 | 49.3 | 207.9 | 24.2 | 66.9 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | A-U All economic activities | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.2 | 1.4 | 115.3 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | G-N Commercial services | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.1 | 1.5 | 117.2 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | M-N Business services | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.1 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | O-Q Government and care | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | O-U Noncommercial services | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | B Mining and quarrying | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | C Manufacturing | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | D Energy supply | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | E Water supply and waste management | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | F Construction | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | H Transportation and storage | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | I Accommodation and food serving | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | J Information and communication | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | K Financial institutions | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | M Other specialised business services | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | N Renting and other business support | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | O Public administration and services | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | P Education | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | Q Health and social work activities | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | S Other service activities | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | T Activities of households | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | U Extraterritorial organisations | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 0 to 14 years | Unknown | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.1 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | A-U All economic activities | 2016* | 33.8 | 19.2 | 32.3 | 79.3 | 13.4 | 21.1 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2016* | 1.0 | 28.5 | 99.2 | 1.5 | 23.1 | 97.7 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2016* | 6.2 | 30.1 | 48.5 | 7.5 | 28.2 | 48.7 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2016* | 6.9 | 21.5 | 21.7 | 11.2 | 16.9 | 20.2 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | G-N Commercial services | 2016* | 13.3 | 19.5 | 24.4 | 26.9 | 14.3 | 20.7 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | M-N Business services | 2016* | 4.6 | 17.9 | 26.3 | 10.7 | 13.2 | 18.9 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | O-Q Government and care | 2016* | 3.9 | 15.3 | 17.9 | 16.7 | 11.3 | 13.7 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | O-U Noncommercial services | 2016* | 9.1 | 13.7 | 18.9 | 26.6 | 11.3 | 14.4 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2016* | 5.3 | 12.4 | 19.5 | 9.9 | 11.4 | 15.7 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2016* | 2.7 | 33.4 | 607.3 | 3.4 | 30.6 | 576.2 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | B Mining and quarrying | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | C Manufacturing | 2016* | 0.9 | 28.3 | 100.6 | 1.4 | 23.1 | 99.2 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | D Energy supply | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | E Water supply and waste management | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.1 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | F Construction | 2016* | 5.2 | 30.3 | 42.7 | 6.0 | 29.2 | 41.8 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2016* | 3.8 | 18.1 | 40.6 | 6.9 | 15.0 | 31.6 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | H Transportation and storage | 2016* | 1.7 | 24.9 | 8.4 | 2.6 | 20.0 | 9.6 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | I Accommodation and food serving | 2016* | 1.3 | 27.5 | 18.1 | 1.7 | 21.4 | 13.2 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | J Information and communication | 2016* | 1.6 | 16.6 | 27.5 | 4.5 | 11.7 | 22.8 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | K Financial institutions | 2016* | 0.2 | 36.1 | 136.5 | 0.4 | 25.6 | 145.1 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2016* | 0.1 | . | . | 0.1 | 20.9 | 18.1 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | M Other specialised business services | 2016* | 2.8 | 15.9 | 21.4 | 7.2 | 12.5 | 14.6 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | N Renting and other business support | 2016* | 1.7 | 22.5 | 35.7 | 3.5 | 15.1 | 33.1 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | O Public administration and services | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.4 | 11.0 | 27.8 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | P Education | 2016* | 1.2 | 14.4 | 19.5 | 5.8 | 8.2 | 12.6 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | Q Health and social work activities | 2016* | 2.7 | 15.7 | 16.4 | 10.5 | 13.1 | 14.2 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2016* | 2.4 | 14.8 | 17.1 | 5.6 | 11.4 | 10.6 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | S Other service activities | 2016* | 2.8 | 10.5 | 23.3 | 4.3 | 11.5 | 24.8 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | T Activities of households | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | U Extraterritorial organisations | 2016* | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | Unknown | 2016* | 2.5 | 12.6 | 10.2 | 15.0 | 9.6 | 12.1 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 25 to 44 years | A-U All economic activities | 2016* | 473.4 | 30.6 | 42.3 | 660.7 | 31.7 | 30.3 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 25 to 44 years | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2016* | 16.6 | 38.2 | 65.2 | 19.8 | 37.5 | 54.8 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 25 to 44 years | B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2016* | 83.7 | 36.3 | 33.0 | 93.0 | 36.1 | 31.6 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 25 to 44 years | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2016* | 95.1 | 28.8 | 45.8 | 118.1 | 29.9 | 36.7 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 25 to 44 years | G-N Commercial services | 2016* | 231.0 | 36.0 | 54.1 | 299.8 | 36.4 | 40.6 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 25 to 44 years | M-N Business services | 2016* | 91.5 | 36.8 | 49.3 | 124.8 | 37.4 | 35.9 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Age: 25 to 44 years | O-Q Government and care | 2016* | 57.9 | 26.6 | 27.6 | 96.8 | 29.1 | 16.5 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||||||||
Table explanation
This table contains statistics regarding income and capital of self-employed persons in the Netherlands. A distinction is made between, on the one hand, persons for whom self-employment provides for the main source of income, and on the other hand all persons with income from self-employed work. The number of sources of self-employed income is reported as well. The figures in this table are broken down by type of self-employed person, sector, gender, age, migration background, position in the household, and by income and wealth decile groups.
All statistics in this table are at the individual level, this includes capital; (corporate) assets are summed per household and then assigned to all household members, thus serving as a measure of personal prosperity. The sample date for both population and capital is the first of January of the reporting year. For the older years 2007 up to and including 2010, capital is sampled on the first of January of the year following the reporting year.
The General Business Register (ABR) is used to determine the sector (SBI) of self-employed persons. The ABR has been subject to various trend breaks in the period 2007-2011. This leads to a sharp decrease in the number of self-employed persons in the financial services (sector K) in 2010. Therefore caution is advised when consulting sector trends or comparing numbers across sectors.
Data available for 2007-2016.
Status of the figures:
All figures are provisional. Since this table has been discontinued, the status will remain fixed.
Changes as of 2019 March 1:
None, the table has been discontinued
When will new figures be published?
Not applicable. This table has been replaced, see paragraph 3 for a link to the new table.
Description topics
- Self-employed, main income
- Persons for whom self-employment provides for the main source of income.
- Self-employed persons
- Persons for whom self-employment provides for the main source of income.
- Self-employed income
- The income as a self-employed person comprises income from a self-owned company or practice, directorial wage, and other self-employed income (e.g. as a freelancer).
- Median personal income
- The gross income of an individual is made up of; income from work, income from enterprise, benefits from income insurance and social benefits (except child allowances).
- Self-employed wealth
- The capital of the household to which the self-employed person belongs, assigned to all household members as a measure of wealth.
- Median wealth
- Balance of assets and liabilities of a household, allocated to the people in that household as an indicator of personal wealth.
- Self-employed, all incomes
- All persons with income from self-employed labour.
- Self-employed persons
- Persons for whom self-employment provides for the main source of income.
- Self-employed income
- The income as a self-employed person comprises income from a self-owned company or practice, directorial wage, and other self-employed income (e.g. as a freelancer).
- Median personal income
- The gross income of an individual is made up of; income from work, income from enterprise, benefits from income insurance and social benefits (except child allowances).
- Self-employed wealth
- The capital of the household to which the self-employed person belongs, assigned to all household members as a measure of wealth.
- Median wealth
- Balance of assets and liabilities of a household, allocated to the people in that household as an indicator of personal wealth.