{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"gr-self-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gr-self-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gr-self-employment-rate/","title":"Greece Self-Employed Persons (2025)","description":"Greece's Self-Employed Persons: 1,087.8 thousand persons in 2025, -5.8% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ESGAN2), 2008–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Greece","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Greece","temporal_coverage":"2008/2025","unit":"thousand persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Greece Self-Employed Persons","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_ESGAN2/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2008–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"18"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Greece"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Greece (2025)","value":"1,087.8","unit":"thousand persons","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-5.8% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-5.8%","unit":"thousand persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Greece Self-Employed Persons"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2008","value":1335.1},{"period":"2009","value":1332.9},{"period":"2010","value":1305.6},{"period":"2011","value":1238.5},{"period":"2012","value":1163.4},{"period":"2013","value":1124.4},{"period":"2014","value":1101.6},{"period":"2015","value":1099.2},{"period":"2016","value":1105.3},{"period":"2017","value":1128.1},{"period":"2018","value":1139.5},{"period":"2019","value":1121.2},{"period":"2020","value":1115.3},{"period":"2021","value":1128.6},{"period":"2022","value":1124.6},{"period":"2023","value":1147.7},{"period":"2024","value":1155},{"period":"2025","value":1087.8}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"thousand persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"1087.8","yoyChange":"-5.8%"},{"year":"2024","value":"1155.0","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2023","value":"1147.7","yoyChange":"+2.1%"},{"year":"2022","value":"1124.6","yoyChange":"-0.4%"},{"year":"2021","value":"1128.6","yoyChange":"+1.2%"},{"year":"2020","value":"1115.3","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2019","value":"1121.2","yoyChange":"-1.6%"},{"year":"2018","value":"1139.5","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2017","value":"1128.1","yoyChange":"+2.1%"},{"year":"2016","value":"1105.3","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2015","value":"1099.2","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2014","value":"1101.6","yoyChange":"-2.0%"},{"year":"2013","value":"1124.4","yoyChange":"-3.4%"},{"year":"2012","value":"1163.4","yoyChange":"-6.1%"},{"year":"2011","value":"1238.5","yoyChange":"-5.1%"},{"year":"2010","value":"1305.6","yoyChange":"-2.0%"},{"year":"2009","value":"1332.9","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2008","value":"1335.1","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of self-employed persons in Greece from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2008–2025 (18 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 1,335.1 thousand persons in 2008 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1,087.8 in 2025. The latest reading of 1,087.8 in 2025 represents a change of -67.2."}]}