Italy vs United Kingdom: Self-employed persons by citizenship

Italy
4,943 Thousand persons
in 2025
United Kingdom
4,881 Thousand persons
in 2019
Italy rank
2nd
United Kingdom rank
3rd

Self-employed persons by citizenship over time

  • Italy
  • United Kingdom
02.0k4.0k6.0k199520102025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 4,943 Thousand persons against 4,881 Thousand persons in United Kingdom, a difference of 62 Thousand persons.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 2nd and United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 45 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 4,942 Thousand persons 3,292 Thousand persons 1,650 Thousand persons Italy
2000s 5,319 Thousand persons 3,556 Thousand persons 1,763 Thousand persons Italy
2010s 5,107 Thousand persons 4,425 Thousand persons 681.74 Thousand persons Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed persons by citizenship, Italy or United Kingdom?
Italy, at 4,943 Thousand persons against 4,881 Thousand persons in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed persons by citizenship between Italy and United Kingdom?
62 Thousand persons, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for self-employed persons by citizenship?
Italy ranks 2nd and United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 45 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Self-employed persons by citizenship. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Self-employed persons by citizenship
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 1,285 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed