Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition in Greece
Greece: Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition was 8.5 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition in Greece, 2006β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of self-employed persons by household composition in Greece is 8.5, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 21.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of self-employed persons by household composition in Greece peaked at 10.9 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.5, in 2021.
That places Greece 5th out of 31 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.65 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.02 | 6.9 | 10.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.12 | 4.5 | 9.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 2 Italy 9.5 compare
- 3 Czech Republic 8.8 compare
- 3 Romania 8.8 compare
- 6 Luxembourg 8.2 compare
- 7 United Kingdom 6.7 compare
- 8 Serbia, Republic of 6.6 compare
More work & labour data for Greece
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate -0.3231 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 8,753 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 1,228 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 3,061 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 3,215 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 6,276 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per capita 0.0009 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per square kilometre 0.0689 1000 No per square kilometre (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of self-employed persons by household composition in Greece?
- Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition in Greece was 8.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest percentage of self-employed persons by household composition recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9 in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of self-employed persons by household composition recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 in 2021.
- How does Greece rank for percentage of self-employed persons by household composition?
- Greece ranks 5th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of self-employed persons by household composition rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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