Italy vs Romania: Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition
Italy
9.5%
in 2025
Romania
8.8%
in 2025
Italy rank
3rd
Romania rank
4th
Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition over time
- Italy
- Romania
How they compare
Italy currently reports 9.5% against 8.8% in Romania, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 3rd and Romania ranks 4th of 41 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 10.9% | 0.2% | Romania |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 12.0% | 1.0% | Romania |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 10.0% | 1.1% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of self-employed persons by household composition, Italy or Romania?
- Italy, at 9.5% against 8.8% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of self-employed persons by household composition between Italy and Romania?
- 0.7%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Romania?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Romania rank globally for percentage of self-employed persons by household composition?
- Italy ranks 3rd and Romania ranks 4th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.