Italy vs Spain: Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment

Italy
26,243 Persons
in 2025
Spain
22,707 Persons
in 2025
Italy rank
7th
Spain rank
9th

Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
010.0k20.0k30.0k198220032025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 26,243 Persons against 22,707 Persons in Spain, a difference of 3,536 Persons.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 7th and Spain ranks 9th of 36 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 21,779 Persons 14,704 Persons 7,075 Persons Italy
2000s 24,068 Persons 19,190 Persons 4,878 Persons Italy
2010s 24,314 Persons 19,102 Persons 5,211 Persons Italy
2020s 25,247 Persons 21,183 Persons 4,064 Persons Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual population and employment, national concept — total employment, Italy or Spain?
Italy, at 26,243 Persons against 22,707 Persons in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual population and employment, national concept — total employment between Italy and Spain?
3,536 Persons, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for annual population and employment, national concept — total employment?
Italy ranks 7th and Spain ranks 9th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,714 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org