Italy vs Spain: Persons outside the labour force by citizenship
Italy
18,486 Thousand persons
in 2025
Spain
13,037 Thousand persons
in 2025
Italy rank
3rd
Spain rank
6th
Persons outside the labour force by citizenship over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 18,486 Thousand persons against 13,037 Thousand persons in Spain, a difference of 5,449 Thousand persons.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.4 times Spain's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 3rd and Spain ranks 6th 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 | 21,471 Thousand persons | 13,762 Thousand persons | 7,709 Thousand persons | Italy |
| 2000s | 20,395 Thousand persons | 12,811 Thousand persons | 7,584 Thousand persons | Italy |
| 2010s | 19,942 Thousand persons | 12,094 Thousand persons | 7,848 Thousand persons | Italy |
| 2020s | 18,999 Thousand persons | 12,909 Thousand persons | 6,091 Thousand persons | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher persons outside the labour force by citizenship, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 18,486 Thousand persons against 13,037 Thousand persons in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in persons outside the labour force by citizenship between Italy and Spain?
- 5,449 Thousand 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 persons outside the labour force by citizenship?
- Italy ranks 3rd and Spain ranks 6th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Persons outside the labour force by citizenship. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.