Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Greece
Greece: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 34.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Greece, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Greece stood at 34.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Greece peaked at 44.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 2022.
Greece ranks 85th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 43.7% | — |
| 1992 | 44.3% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 43.7% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 43.6% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 43.4% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 42.9% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 42.8% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 42.7% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 41.8% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 41.7% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 41.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 40.8% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 40.4% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 40.2% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 40.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 40.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 39.8% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 39.3% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 39.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 39.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 40.6% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 41.4% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 41.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 41.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 38.5% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 38.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 38.2% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 36.8% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 36.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 36.3% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 34.7% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 35.2% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 34.9% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.2% | 41.8% | 44.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 39.3% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 36.8% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 34.7% | 36.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Greece?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Greece was 34.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 44.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Greece ranks 85th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.