Italy—Self-Employed (%)
Category: LaborSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #129 of 148Updated April 2026
Latest Value
49.8%
2024
YoY Change
-0.1%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#129
of 148 countries
Maximum
49.9%
2023
Minimum
48.1%
2000
CAGR
+0.1%
25 years
Last
49.8%
Previous
49.9%
Highest
49.9%
Lowest
48.1%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Italy's self-employed (%) was 49.8% in 2024, ranking #129 out of 148 countries. This represents a -0.1% change from 2023. Over the past 25 years, the highest recorded value was 49.9% (2023) and the lowest was 48.1% (2000). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 49.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 49.9% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 49.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 48.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 49.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 49.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 49.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 49.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 48.8% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 49.1% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 48.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 48.2% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 48.5% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 49.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 48.8% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 49.1% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 49.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 49.2% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 48.8% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 48.3% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 48.1% |
Top Countries — Self-Employed (%)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahamas, The | 97.7% | 2023 |
| 2 | Qatar | 87.4% | 2022 |
| 3 | Tanzania | 85.3% | 2024 |
| 4 | Nigeria | 81.5% | 2024 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 81.4% | 2024 |
| 6 | Cambodia | 80.0% | 2023 |
| 7 | Niger | 79.6% | 2022 |
| 8 | Bolivia | 79.6% | 2024 |
| 9 | Uganda | 79.4% | 2021 |
| 10 | Mozambique | 78.8% | 2022 |