Number of self-employed workers in the UK 2000-2025, by gender
In the first quarter of 2025, there were around 2.82 million self-employed men, and just under 1.58 million self-employed women in the United Kingdom.
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Number of self-employed workers in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 1st quarter 2025, by gender (in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 13, 2025). Number of self-employed workers in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 1st quarter 2025, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2025, 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 1st quarter 2000 to 1st quarter 2025, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 13, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318458/self-employment-in-the-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2025). Number of self-employed workers in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 1st quarter 2025, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2025. 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 1st Quarter 2000 to 1st Quarter 2025, by Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 May 2025, 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 1st quarter 2000 to 1st quarter 2025, by gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318458/self-employment-in-the-uk-by-gender/ (last visited June 28, 2025)
Number of self-employed workers in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 1st quarter 2025, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 13, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/318458/self-employment-in-the-uk-by-gender/
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