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Eurostat. (September 12, 2024). Number of self-employed people in the European Union from 2002 to 2023 (in millions of people) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/946989/self-employed-persons-in-eu/

Eurostat. “Number of self-employed people in the European Union from 2002 to 2023 (in millions of people).” Chart. September 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/946989/self-employed-persons-in-eu/

Eurostat. (2024). Number of self-employed people in the European Union from 2002 to 2023 (in millions of people). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/946989/self-employed-persons-in-eu/

Eurostat. “Number of Self-employed People in The European Union from 2002 to 2023 (in Millions of People).” Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/946989/self-employed-persons-in-eu/

Eurostat, Number of self-employed people in the European Union from 2002 to 2023 (in millions of people) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/946989/self-employed-persons-in-eu/ (last visited July 03, 2025)

Number of self-employed people in the European Union from 2002 to 2023 (in millions of people) [Graph], Eurostat, September 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/946989/self-employed-persons-in-eu/