Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) vs Italy: Self-employed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
20,452 Thousand persons
in 2025
Italy
4,563 Thousand persons
in 2025
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank
2nd
Italy rank
2nd
Self-employed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation over time
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Italy
How they compare
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) currently reports 20,452 Thousand persons against 4,563 Thousand persons in Italy, a difference of 15,889 Thousand persons.
That makes Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)'s figure about 4.5 times Italy'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 Italy ranks 2nd 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) | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20,657 Thousand persons | 5,164 Thousand persons | 15,493 Thousand persons | Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) |
| 2010s | 20,341 Thousand persons | 4,820 Thousand persons | 15,521 Thousand persons | Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) |
| 2020s | 19,971 Thousand persons | 4,415 Thousand persons | 15,556 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 Italy?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), at 20,452 Thousand persons against 4,563 Thousand persons in Italy 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 Italy?
- 15,889 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 Italy?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) and Italy rank globally for self-employed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd and Italy ranks 2nd 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.