Greece vs Netherlands: Self-employed persons by occupation
Greece
1,088 Thousand persons
in 2025
Netherlands
1,518 Thousand persons
in 2025
Greece rank
9th
Netherlands rank
8th
Self-employed persons by occupation over time
- Greece
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1,518 Thousand persons against 1,088 Thousand persons in Greece, a difference of 430 Thousand persons.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.4 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 36 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,267 Thousand persons | 538.78 Thousand persons | 728.64 Thousand persons | Greece |
| 1990s | 1,284 Thousand persons | 729.1 Thousand persons | 555.23 Thousand persons | Greece |
| 2000s | 1,324 Thousand persons | 987.83 Thousand persons | 336.39 Thousand persons | Greece |
| 2010s | 1,153 Thousand persons | 1,318 Thousand persons | 164.86 Thousand persons | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1,126 Thousand persons | 1,513 Thousand persons | 386.75 Thousand persons | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed persons by occupation, Greece or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1,518 Thousand persons against 1,088 Thousand persons in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed persons by occupation between Greece and Netherlands?
- 430 Thousand persons, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Netherlands?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Netherlands rank globally for self-employed persons by occupation?
- Greece ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 8th 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.