Italy vs Spain: Employees by occupation
Italy
18,928 Thousand persons
in 2025
Spain
18,933 Thousand persons
in 2025
Italy rank
7th
Spain rank
6th
Employees by occupation over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 18,933 Thousand persons against 18,928 Thousand persons in Italy, a difference of 5 Thousand persons.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 7th and Spain ranks 6th of 47 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14,693 Thousand persons | 8,138 Thousand persons | 6,555 Thousand persons | Italy |
| 1990s | 14,633 Thousand persons | 9,739 Thousand persons | 4,894 Thousand persons | Italy |
| 2000s | 16,267 Thousand persons | 14,957 Thousand persons | 1,310 Thousand persons | Italy |
| 2010s | 17,168 Thousand persons | 15,250 Thousand persons | 1,917 Thousand persons | Italy |
| 2020s | 18,260 Thousand persons | 17,577 Thousand persons | 682.15 Thousand persons | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employees by occupation, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 18,933 Thousand persons against 18,928 Thousand persons in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employees by occupation between Italy and Spain?
- 5 Thousand persons, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for employees by occupation?
- Italy ranks 7th and Spain ranks 6th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Employees by occupation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.