Greece vs Italy: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment

Greece
22 %
in 2025
Italy
16.28 %
in 2020
Greece rank
44th
Italy rank
46th

Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment over time

  • Greece
  • Italy
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 22 % against 16.28 % in Italy, a difference of 5.72 %.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 44th and Italy ranks 46th of 68 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Italy Difference Ahead
2000s 29.69 % 17.34 % 12.35 % Greece
2010s 29.09 % 16.89 % 12.2 % Greece
2020s 25.81 % 16.28 % 9.53 % Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment, Greece or Italy?
Greece, at 22 % against 16.28 % in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment between Greece and Italy?
5.72 %, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do Greece and Italy rank globally for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
Greece ranks 44th and Italy ranks 46th of 68 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total employment — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total employment — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
77 places, 1,154 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed

The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.