France vs Italy: Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region

France
46.22 million
in 2024
Italy
44.56 million
in 2023
France rank
2nd
Italy rank
3rd

Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region over time

  • France
  • Italy
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M200020122024

How they compare

France currently reports 46.22 million against 44.56 million in Italy, a difference of 1.66 million.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.

France ranks 2nd and Italy ranks 3rd of 31 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Italy Difference Ahead
2000s 40.15 million 43.26 million 3.12 million Italy
2010s 41.77 million 41.91 million 140,120 Italy
2020s 43.43 million 41.70 million 1.73 million France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region, France or Italy?
France, at 46.22 million against 44.56 million in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region between France and Italy?
1.66 million, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do France and Italy rank globally for employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region?
France ranks 2nd and Italy ranks 3rd of 31 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region. 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

France vs Italy: Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 26 August 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/employment-thousand-hours-worked-by-nuts-2-region/france/italy/

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/employment-thousand-hours-worked-by-nuts-2-region/france/italy/">France vs Italy: Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
344 places, 8,321 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed