France vs Italy: Self-employed persons by occupation
France
3,865 Thousand persons
in 2025
Italy
4,943 Thousand persons
in 2025
France rank
4th
Italy rank
2nd
Self-employed persons by occupation over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 4,943 Thousand persons against 3,865 Thousand persons in France, a difference of 1,078 Thousand persons.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times France's.
Across all 43 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
France ranks 4th and Italy ranks 2nd of 36 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,707 Thousand persons | 4,987 Thousand persons | 2,280 Thousand persons | Italy |
| 1990s | 2,570 Thousand persons | 4,958 Thousand persons | 2,388 Thousand persons | Italy |
| 2000s | 2,479 Thousand persons | 5,319 Thousand persons | 2,840 Thousand persons | Italy |
| 2010s | 2,936 Thousand persons | 5,107 Thousand persons | 2,171 Thousand persons | Italy |
| 2020s | 3,571 Thousand persons | 4,762 Thousand persons | 1,191 Thousand persons | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed persons by occupation, France or Italy?
- Italy, at 4,943 Thousand persons against 3,865 Thousand persons in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed persons by occupation between France and Italy?
- 1,078 Thousand persons, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for self-employed persons by occupation?
- France ranks 4th and Italy ranks 2nd of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Self-employed persons by occupation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.