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Self-employment in China by region 2016

Number of self-employed people in China in 2016, by region (in millions)

The data illustrates the number of self-employed people in China in 2016, shown here according to region. In 2016, around 12.8 million people in Guangdong province in China were self-employed.

Guangdong	12.81
Shandong	10.74
Hubei	9.44
Jiangsu	8.02
Zhejiang	8
Hebei	6.81
Henan	6.45
Sichuan	5.89
Anhui	5.6
Liaoning	4.72
Fujian	4.36
Hunan	4.3
Jiangxi	4.08
Jilin	3.75
Yunnan	3.69
Guangxi	3.43
Shanxi	3.06
Shaanxi	3.06
Inner Mongolia	3.05
Heilongjiang	3.04
Guizhou	2.89
Chongqing	2.73
Gansu	2.08
Xinjiang	1.72
Beijing	0.95
Tianjin	0.76
Hainan	0.74
Ningxia	0.67
Shanghai	0.55
Qinghai	0.52
Tibet	0.42

Self-employment in China by region 2016

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