Italy vs Spain: Population and employment - national accounts - annual data
Italy
58,947 Thousand persons
in 2025
Spain
49,312 Thousand persons
in 2025
Italy rank
5th
Spain rank
6th
Population and employment - national accounts - annual data over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 58,947 Thousand persons against 49,312 Thousand persons in Spain, a difference of 9,635 Thousand persons.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 5th and Spain ranks 6th of 47 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 | 56,884 Thousand persons | 40,047 Thousand persons | 16,836 Thousand persons | Italy |
| 2000s | 58,033 Thousand persons | 43,341 Thousand persons | 14,692 Thousand persons | Italy |
| 2010s | 60,062 Thousand persons | 46,619 Thousand persons | 13,444 Thousand persons | Italy |
| 2020s | 59,079 Thousand persons | 48,167 Thousand persons | 10,913 Thousand persons | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population and employment - national accounts - annual data, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 58,947 Thousand persons against 49,312 Thousand persons in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population and employment - national accounts - annual data between Italy and Spain?
- 9,635 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 population and employment - national accounts - annual data?
- Italy ranks 5th and Spain ranks 6th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Population and employment - national accounts - annual data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.