Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) vs France: Self-employed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
20,452 Thousand persons
in 2025
France
3,654 Thousand persons
in 2025
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank
2nd
France rank
5th
Self-employed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation over time
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- France
How they compare
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) currently reports 20,452 Thousand persons against 3,654 Thousand persons in France, a difference of 16,798 Thousand persons.
That makes Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)'s figure about 5.6 times France's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) has been ahead every year.
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd and France ranks 5th of 2 regions.
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20,657 Thousand persons | 2,478 Thousand persons | 18,179 Thousand persons | Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) |
| 2010s | 20,341 Thousand persons | 2,829 Thousand persons | 17,512 Thousand persons | Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) |
| 2020s | 19,971 Thousand persons | 3,381 Thousand persons | 16,590 Thousand persons | Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation, Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) or France?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), at 20,452 Thousand persons against 3,654 Thousand persons in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation between Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) and France?
- 16,798 Thousand persons, with Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) and France?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) and France rank globally for self-employed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd and France ranks 5th of 2 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Self-employed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.