Italy vs Nordrhein-Westfalen: Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive … 1 occupation

Italy
24,053
in 2025
Nordrhein-Westfalen
8,912
in 2025
Italy rank
6th
Nordrhein-Westfalen rank
3rd

Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive … 1 occupation over time

  • Italy
  • Nordrhein-Westfalen
10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k200820162025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 24,053 against 8,912 in Nordrhein-Westfalen, a difference of 15,141.

That makes Italy's figure about 2.7 times Nordrhein-Westfalen's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 6th and Nordrhein-Westfalen ranks 3rd of 47 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Nordrhein-Westfalen Difference Ahead
2000s 22,844 8,019 14,825 Italy
2010s 22,587 8,340 14,246 Italy
2020s 23,243 8,770 14,473 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by, Italy or Nordrhein-Westfalen?
Italy, at 24,053 against 8,912 in Nordrhein-Westfalen as of 2025.
What is the difference in employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by between Italy and Nordrhein-Westfalen?
15,141, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Nordrhein-Westfalen?
18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
How do Italy and Nordrhein-Westfalen rank globally for employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by?
Italy ranks 6th and Nordrhein-Westfalen ranks 3rd of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by NACE Rev. 2 activity, NUTS 1 region and occupation (2008-2026). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Italy vs Nordrhein-Westfalen: Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 11 November 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/employed-persons-in-technology-and-knowledge-intensive-sectors-by-nace-rev-2-activity/italy/nordrhein-westfalen/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/employed-persons-in-technology-and-knowledge-intensive-sectors-by-nace-rev-2-activity/italy/nordrhein-westfalen/">Italy vs Nordrhein-Westfalen: Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by NACE Rev. 2 activity, NUTS 1 region and occupation (2008-2026)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
169 places, 2,915 data points, 2008–2025
Last refreshed