Greece - Self-employed

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Greece was 26.54 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 46.14 in 1992, while its lowest value was 26.54 in 2019.

Definition: 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 four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 45.51
1992 46.14
1993 45.13
1994 45.43
1995 44.03
1996 43.95
1997 42.62
1998 41.38
1999 39.36
2000 39.00
2001 35.78
2002 35.33
2003 35.15
2004 31.67
2005 31.77
2006 31.61
2007 30.66
2008 30.70
2009 30.54
2010 31.03
2011 31.41
2012 31.39
2013 31.89
2014 30.40
2015 29.58
2016 29.45
2017 29.20
2018 28.39
2019 26.54

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Greece was 35.71 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 48.02 in 1992, while its lowest value was 35.71 in 2019.

Definition: 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 four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 47.47
1992 48.02
1993 47.53
1994 47.41
1995 47.20
1996 46.66
1997 46.60
1998 44.77
1999 43.72
2000 43.63
2001 41.78
2002 41.02
2003 40.65
2004 38.98
2005 38.59
2006 38.82
2007 38.31
2008 37.82
2009 38.44
2010 38.72
2011 39.51
2012 40.29
2013 40.51
2014 39.90
2015 38.81
2016 37.39
2017 37.52
2018 37.03
2019 35.71

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Greece was 31.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 47.39 in 1992, while its lowest value was 31.90 in 2019.

Definition: 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 four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 46.83
1992 47.39
1993 46.72
1994 46.74
1995 46.11
1996 45.72
1997 45.21
1998 43.56
1999 42.15
2000 41.95
2001 39.61
2002 38.93
2003 38.60
2004 36.24
2005 36.00
2006 36.04
2007 35.34
2008 35.01
2009 35.27
2010 35.60
2011 36.21
2012 36.64
2013 36.99
2014 35.97
2015 34.96
2016 34.09
2017 34.07
2018 33.48
2019 31.90

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity