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Italy Self-Employed Workers, % of Total Employment

QuarterlySeasonally adjustedCode IT.SELFEMP.Q.SA

Latest6,320.6 Thousand personsQ2 2026
Previous6,280.1 Thousand personsQ1 2026
Year ago6,145.1 Thousand personsQ2 2025

Italy Self-Employed Workers, % of Total Employment was 6,320.6 Thousand persons in Q2 2026, up 0.6% from Q1 2026 and up 2.9% from a year earlier.

That is the highest reading since Q1 2017.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5,886.6 Thousand persons (Q3 2021) to 6,417.7 Thousand persons (Q2 2016), averaging 6,126.6 Thousand persons.

Italy Self-Employed Workers, % of Total Employment (Thousand persons), Q1 1995 – Q2 20265,7506,0006,2506,5006,7507,0001995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
Italy Self-Employed Workers, % of Total Employment (Thousand persons), Q1 1995 – Q2 2026. Source: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union).

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Recent data

PeriodValue
Q2 20266,320.6 Thousand persons
Q1 20266,280.1 Thousand persons
Q4 20256,217.5 Thousand persons
Q3 20256,190.1 Thousand persons
Q2 20256,145.1 Thousand persons
Q1 20256,038.8 Thousand persons
Q4 20246,023.1 Thousand persons
Q3 20246,076.7 Thousand persons
Q2 20245,997.2 Thousand persons
Q1 20246,039.6 Thousand persons
Q4 20236,043.2 Thousand persons
Q3 20236,006.7 Thousand persons
Q2 20236,012.9 Thousand persons
Q1 20236,036.6 Thousand persons
Q4 20225,971.3 Thousand persons
Q3 20225,960.3 Thousand persons
Q2 20225,950.9 Thousand persons
Q1 20225,940.7 Thousand persons
Q4 20215,953.8 Thousand persons
Q3 20215,886.6 Thousand persons
Q2 20215,927.6 Thousand persons
Q1 20215,918.0 Thousand persons
Q4 20206,023.3 Thousand persons
Q3 20205,978.5 Thousand persons

Last 24 observations. The full history (126 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationQ2 2026
First observationQ1 1995
Observations126
FrequencyQuarterly
UnitsThousand persons
AdjustmentSeasonally adjusted
10-year high6,417.7 Thousand persons (Q2 2016)
10-year low5,886.6 Thousand persons (Q3 2021)
10-year average6,126.6 Thousand persons
Source agencyEurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
Makrognosis codeIT.SELFEMP.Q.SA

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FAQ

What is the current self-Employed Workers, % of Total Employment in Italy?
The latest reading is 6,320.6 Thousand persons for Q2 2026, published by Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union).
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code IT.SELFEMP.Q.SA.

Last updated 2026-10-22. Source: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union). Original title: “IT - Self-employment (Eurostat namq_10_pe)”.