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 wealth Self-employed with company capital (x 1 000) | Self-employed, main income Self-employed wealth Median wealth (1 000 euro) | Self-employed, main income Self-employed wealth Median company capital (1 000 euro) | Self-employed, all incomes Self-employed wealth Self-employed persons with comp. capital (x 1 000) | Self-employed, all incomes Self-employed wealth Median wealth (1 000 euro) | Self-employed, all incomes Self-employed wealth Median company capital (1 000 euro) |
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| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | A-U All economic activities | 2016* | 105.2 | -58.6 | 0.5 | 135.0 | -55.2 | 0.7 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2016* | 3.9 | -58.0 | -4.0 | 4.7 | -56.8 | -1.2 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2016* | 16.8 | -49.7 | 0.1 | 18.9 | -49.5 | 0.2 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2016* | 26.6 | -63.0 | -23.4 | 33.2 | -60.1 | -15.8 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | G-N Commercial services | 2016* | 58.3 | -63.5 | 0.3 | 75.0 | -59.8 | 0.6 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | M-N Business services | 2016* | 23.0 | -62.0 | 3.4 | 30.7 | -58.4 | 2.6 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | O-Q Government and care | 2016* | 12.6 | -54.9 | 3.0 | 16.8 | -51.3 | 2.3 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | O-U Noncommercial services | 2016* | 23.7 | -51.9 | 1.6 | 31.4 | -49.8 | 1.5 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2016* | 11.2 | -48.3 | 0.9 | 14.6 | -47.2 | 0.9 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2016* | 4.3 | -126.9 | -148.6 | 5.3 | -122.6 | -141.5 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | B Mining and quarrying | 2016* | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | C Manufacturing | 2016* | 3.8 | -58.0 | -4.5 | 4.5 | -56.8 | -1.5 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | D Energy supply | 2016* | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | E Water supply and waste management | 2016* | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | F Construction | 2016* | 12.9 | -47.7 | 0.5 | 14.2 | -47.6 | 0.5 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2016* | 16.1 | -64.8 | -22.4 | 20.9 | -60.6 | -12.0 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | H Transportation and storage | 2016* | 3.2 | -56.1 | -10.7 | 3.8 | -54.8 | -6.5 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | I Accommodation and food serving | 2016* | 7.2 | -62.5 | -29.0 | 8.5 | -61.5 | -26.3 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | J Information and communication | 2016* | 4.4 | -54.4 | 4.0 | 6.1 | -51.9 | 2.6 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | K Financial institutions | 2016* | 3.4 | -85.4 | 24.4 | 3.8 | -84.1 | 21.7 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2016* | 1.0 | -91.4 | 1.9 | 1.2 | -89.2 | 1.2 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | M Other specialised business services | 2016* | 18.5 | -63.6 | 4.4 | 25.0 | -59.6 | 3.1 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | N Renting and other business support | 2016* | 4.6 | -55.7 | 0.4 | 5.8 | -53.2 | 0.6 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | O Public administration and services | 2016* | . | . | . | 0.0 | -49.2 | 1.4 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | P Education | 2016* | 3.8 | -51.5 | 1.2 | 5.6 | -49.1 | 1.2 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | Q Health and social work activities | 2016* | 8.8 | -56.5 | 4.2 | 11.2 | -52.4 | 3.4 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2016* | 4.8 | -47.6 | 1.3 | 6.9 | -45.9 | 1.3 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | S Other service activities | 2016* | 6.4 | -48.8 | 0.6 | 7.7 | -48.6 | 0.6 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | T Activities of households | 2016* | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | U Extraterritorial organisations | 2016* | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 1st 10%-group | Unknown | 2016* | 2.0 | -57.9 | -2.4 | 4.3 | -51.7 | 0.3 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | A-U All economic activities | 2016* | 52.6 | -8.4 | 1.0 | 68.1 | -8.4 | 1.0 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2016* | 2.0 | -8.9 | 0.6 | 2.4 | -8.8 | 0.7 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2016* | 11.1 | -8.3 | 1.2 | 12.4 | -8.3 | 1.1 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2016* | 12.8 | -8.4 | -2.2 | 16.3 | -8.4 | -1.0 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | G-N Commercial services | 2016* | 26.1 | -8.7 | 1.0 | 34.5 | -8.7 | 1.0 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | M-N Business services | 2016* | 9.9 | -8.8 | 2.8 | 13.5 | -8.8 | 2.2 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | O-Q Government and care | 2016* | 6.0 | -8.6 | 2.4 | 8.2 | -8.3 | 1.9 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | O-U Noncommercial services | 2016* | 13.5 | -8.5 | 1.2 | 18.0 | -8.3 | 1.2 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2016* | 7.5 | -8.4 | 0.7 | 9.8 | -8.4 | 0.8 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2016* | 1.1 | -8.0 | -3.0 | 1.3 | -8.1 | -2.9 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | B Mining and quarrying | 2016* | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | C Manufacturing | 2016* | 1.9 | -9.0 | 0.6 | 2.4 | -8.8 | 0.7 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | D Energy supply | 2016* | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | E Water supply and waste management | 2016* | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | F Construction | 2016* | 9.1 | -8.1 | 1.3 | 10.0 | -8.1 | 1.2 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2016* | 7.2 | -8.7 | -2.3 | 9.7 | -8.5 | -0.4 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | H Transportation and storage | 2016* | 2.2 | -7.5 | 0.1 | 2.6 | -7.4 | 0.2 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | I Accommodation and food serving | 2016* | 3.4 | -8.7 | -4.4 | 3.9 | -8.7 | -3.8 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | J Information and communication | 2016* | 2.3 | -8.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | -8.7 | 2.4 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | K Financial institutions | 2016* | 0.8 | -9.7 | 18.8 | 0.9 | -9.6 | 17.5 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2016* | 0.3 | -8.6 | 3.2 | 0.4 | -9.1 | 1.4 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | M Other specialised business services | 2016* | 7.3 | -9.1 | 3.8 | 10.3 | -9.1 | 2.7 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | N Renting and other business support | 2016* | 2.5 | -8.1 | 0.5 | 3.2 | -8.1 | 0.6 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | O Public administration and services | 2016* | . | . | . | 0.0 | -9.2 | 3.6 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | P Education | 2016* | 2.2 | -8.6 | 1.1 | 3.3 | -8.5 | 1.1 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | Q Health and social work activities | 2016* | 3.7 | -8.6 | 3.4 | 4.8 | -8.2 | 2.7 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2016* | 3.2 | -8.7 | 1.3 | 4.7 | -8.5 | 1.2 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | S Other service activities | 2016* | 4.3 | -8.2 | 0.4 | 5.1 | -8.2 | 0.4 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | T Activities of households | 2016* | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | U Extraterritorial organisations | 2016* | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 2nd 10%-group | Unknown | 2016* | 0.9 | -7.3 | 0.2 | 1.9 | -7.8 | 1.2 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | A-U All economic activities | 2016* | 11.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 14.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2016* | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2016* | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2016* | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | G-N Commercial services | 2016* | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | M-N Business services | 2016* | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | O-Q Government and care | 2016* | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | O-U Noncommercial services | 2016* | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2016* | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2016* | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | B Mining and quarrying | 2016* | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | C Manufacturing | 2016* | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | D Energy supply | 2016* | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | E Water supply and waste management | 2016* | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | F Construction | 2016* | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2016* | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | H Transportation and storage | 2016* | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | I Accommodation and food serving | 2016* | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | J Information and communication | 2016* | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | K Financial institutions | 2016* | 0.1 | 0.2 | 18.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 17.0 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2016* | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | M Other specialised business services | 2016* | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | N Renting and other business support | 2016* | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | O Public administration and services | 2016* | . | . | . | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | P Education | 2016* | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | Q Health and social work activities | 2016* | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2016* | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | S Other service activities | 2016* | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | T Activities of households | 2016* | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | U Extraterritorial organisations | 2016* | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 3rd 10%-group | Unknown | 2016* | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 4th 10%-group | A-U All economic activities | 2016* | 32.0 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 40.9 | 3.6 | 2.3 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 4th 10%-group | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2016* | 1.1 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 2.6 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 4th 10%-group | B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2016* | 8.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 9.0 | 3.7 | 2.7 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 4th 10%-group | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2016* | 7.0 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 8.8 | 3.7 | 2.5 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 4th 10%-group | G-N Commercial services | 2016* | 14.0 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 18.5 | 3.7 | 2.4 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 4th 10%-group | M-N Business services | 2016* | 5.4 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 3.7 | 2.2 |
| Self-employed | Total male and female | Wealth: 4th 10%-group | O-Q Government and care | 2016* | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 1.9 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||||||||
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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 wealth
- The capital of the household to which the self-employed person belongs, assigned to all household members as a measure of wealth.
- Self-employed with company capital
- The number of self-employed persons residing in households where at least one member owns company capital; business assets or substantial interest.
- Median wealth
- Balance of assets and liabilities of a household, allocated to the people in that household as an indicator of personal wealth.
- Median company capital
- Substantial interest of owner-managers, and business assets of self-employed entrepreneurs.
- Self-employed, all incomes
- All persons with income from self-employed labour.
- 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.
- Self-employed persons with comp. capital
- The number of self-employed persons residing in households where at least one member owns company capital; business assets or substantial interest.
- Median wealth
- Balance of assets and liabilities of a household, allocated to the people in that household as an indicator of personal wealth.
- Median company capital
- Substantial interest of owner-managers, and business assets of self-employed entrepreneurs.