Italy vs Spain: Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region
Italy
1,576 Thousand persons
in 2025
Spain
2,608 Thousand persons
in 2025
Italy rank
5th
Spain rank
2nd
Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2,608 Thousand persons against 1,576 Thousand persons in Italy, a difference of 1,032 Thousand persons.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.7 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 5th and Spain ranks 2nd of 48 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,725 Thousand persons | 2,678 Thousand persons | 47.5 Thousand persons | Italy |
| 2000s | 1,966 Thousand persons | 2,326 Thousand persons | 360.16 Thousand persons | Spain |
| 2010s | 2,731 Thousand persons | 4,731 Thousand persons | 2,000 Thousand persons | Spain |
| 2020s | 1,978 Thousand persons | 3,067 Thousand persons | 1,089 Thousand persons | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployed persons by country of birth and nuts 2 region, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 2,608 Thousand persons against 1,576 Thousand persons in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployed persons by country of birth and nuts 2 region between Italy and Spain?
- 1,032 Thousand persons, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for unemployed persons by country of birth and nuts 2 region?
- Italy ranks 5th and Spain ranks 2nd of 48 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.