France vs Italy: Self-employed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation
France
3,654 Thousand persons
in 2025
Italy
4,563 Thousand persons
in 2025
France rank
5th
Italy rank
2nd
Self-employed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 4,563 Thousand persons against 3,654 Thousand persons in France, a difference of 909 Thousand persons.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times France's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
France ranks 5th and Italy ranks 2nd of 45 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,406 Thousand persons | 4,768 Thousand persons | 2,362 Thousand persons | Italy |
| 2000s | 2,439 Thousand persons | 5,104 Thousand persons | 2,665 Thousand persons | Italy |
| 2010s | 2,829 Thousand persons | 4,820 Thousand persons | 1,991 Thousand persons | Italy |
| 2020s | 3,381 Thousand persons | 4,415 Thousand persons | 1,034 Thousand persons | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation, France or Italy?
- Italy, at 4,563 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 France and Italy?
- 909 Thousand persons, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for self-employed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation?
- France ranks 5th and Italy ranks 2nd of 45 countries.
- 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.