France vs Italy: Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job
France
1,708 Thousand persons
in 2025
Italy
2,697 Thousand persons
in 2025
France rank
4th
Italy rank
1st
Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2,697 Thousand persons against 1,708 Thousand persons in France, a difference of 989 Thousand persons.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.6 times France's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was France ahead.
France ranks 4th and Italy ranks 1st of 45 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,150 Thousand persons | 768.21 Thousand persons | 381.95 Thousand persons | France |
| 2000s | 2,138 Thousand persons | 1,645 Thousand persons | 492.42 Thousand persons | France |
| 2010s | 3,238 Thousand persons | 3,374 Thousand persons | 136.46 Thousand persons | Italy |
| 2020s | 2,103 Thousand persons | 3,143 Thousand persons | 1,040 Thousand persons | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job, France or Italy?
- Italy, at 2,697 Thousand persons against 1,708 Thousand persons in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job between France and Italy?
- 989 Thousand persons, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job?
- France ranks 4th and Italy ranks 1st of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.