Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed in Greece

Greece: Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed was 1,299 Persons in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1,299 Persons
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
13th
of 36 countries
All-time high
1,720 Persons
in 1998
All-time low
1,273 Persons
in 2018
Years of data
31
1995–2025

Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed in Greece, 1995–2025

05001.0k1.5k1995201020251995: 1.7k Persons1996: 1.7k Persons1997: 1.7k Persons1998: 1.7k Persons1999: 1.7k Persons2000: 1.6k Persons2001: 1.6k Persons2002: 1.6k Persons2003: 1.6k Persons2004: 1.6k Persons2005: 1.7k Persons2006: 1.7k Persons2007: 1.7k Persons2008: 1.7k Persons2009: 1.6k Persons2010: 1.6k Persons2011: 1.5k Persons2012: 1.5k Persons2013: 1.4k Persons2014: 1.5k Persons2015: 1.3k Persons2016: 1.3k Persons2017: 1.3k Persons2018: 1.3k Persons2019: 1.3k Persons2020: 1.3k Persons2021: 1.3k Persons2022: 1.4k Persons2023: 1.4k Persons2024: 1.4k Persons2025: 1.3k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

In 2025, annual population and employment, national concept — self employed in Greece stood at 1,299 Persons.

That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual population and employment, national concept — self employed in Greece peaked at 1,720 Persons in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1,273 Persons, in 2018.

That places Greece 13th out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed in Greece, 1995 to 2025.
Year Persons Change
1995 1,691 Persons
1996 1,675 Persons -1.0%
1997 1,655 Persons -1.2%
1998 1,720 Persons +3.9%
1999 1,666 Persons -3.1%
2000 1,642 Persons -1.4%
2001 1,600 Persons -2.5%
2002 1,594 Persons -0.4%
2003 1,592 Persons -0.1%
2004 1,601 Persons +0.6%
2005 1,669 Persons +4.2%
2006 1,672 Persons +0.2%
2007 1,656 Persons -1.0%
2008 1,655 Persons -0.1%
2009 1,649 Persons -0.3%
2010 1,568 Persons -4.9%
2011 1,503 Persons -4.1%
2012 1,476 Persons -1.8%
2013 1,448 Persons -1.9%
2014 1,455 Persons +0.5%
2015 1,344 Persons -7.7%
2016 1,315 Persons -2.1%
2017 1,298 Persons -1.4%
2018 1,273 Persons -1.9%
2019 1,273 Persons +0.0%
2020 1,285 Persons +0.9%
2021 1,331 Persons +3.6%
2022 1,350 Persons +1.4%
2023 1,375 Persons +1.9%
2024 1,368 Persons -0.5%
2025 1,299 Persons -5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,681 Persons 1,655 Persons 1,720 Persons 5
2000s 1,633 Persons 1,592 Persons 1,672 Persons 10
2010s 1,395 Persons 1,273 Persons 1,568 Persons 10
2020s 1,335 Persons 1,285 Persons 1,375 Persons 6

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 10 South Africa 2,938 Persons compare
  2. 11 Chile 2,168 Persons compare
  3. 12 Romania 1,802 Persons compare
  4. 14 Australia 1,245 Persons compare
  5. 15 Canada 1,188 Persons compare
  6. 16 Serbia 1,065 Persons compare

See the full ranking of 46 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual population and employment, national concept — self employed in Greece?
Annual population and employment, national concept — self employed in Greece was 1,299 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual population and employment, national concept — self employed recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 1,720 Persons in 1998.
What is the lowest annual population and employment, national concept — self employed recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 1,273 Persons in 2018.
How does Greece rank for annual population and employment, national concept — self employed?
Greece ranks 13th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
Is annual population and employment, national concept — self employed rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,669 data points, 1950–2025
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This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org