Annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic in Italy

Italy: Annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic was 3,614 Persons in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
3,614 Persons
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
7th
of 24 countries
All-time high
3,735 Persons
in 2002
All-time low
3,375 Persons
in 2017
Years of data
31
1995–2025

Annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic in Italy, 1995–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1995201020251995: 3.7k Persons1996: 3.7k Persons1997: 3.7k Persons1998: 3.6k Persons1999: 3.6k Persons2000: 3.7k Persons2001: 3.7k Persons2002: 3.7k Persons2003: 3.7k Persons2004: 3.7k Persons2005: 3.7k Persons2006: 3.7k Persons2007: 3.7k Persons2008: 3.7k Persons2009: 3.6k Persons2010: 3.6k Persons2011: 3.5k Persons2012: 3.4k Persons2013: 3.4k Persons2014: 3.4k Persons2015: 3.4k Persons2016: 3.4k Persons2017: 3.4k Persons2018: 3.4k Persons2019: 3.4k Persons2020: 3.4k Persons2021: 3.5k Persons2022: 3.5k Persons2023: 3.5k Persons2024: 3.6k Persons2025: 3.6k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic in Italy is 3,614 Persons, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic in Italy peaked at 3,735 Persons in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3,375 Persons, in 2017.

Italy ranks 7th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic concept — Total employment in Italy, 1995 to 2025.
Year Persons Change
1995 3,724 Persons
1996 3,701 Persons -0.6%
1997 3,666 Persons -1.0%
1998 3,635 Persons -0.8%
1999 3,630 Persons -0.1%
2000 3,651 Persons +0.6%
2001 3,727 Persons +2.1%
2002 3,735 Persons +0.2%
2003 3,713 Persons -0.6%
2004 3,701 Persons -0.3%
2005 3,695 Persons -0.1%
2006 3,697 Persons +0.0%
2007 3,680 Persons -0.5%
2008 3,650 Persons -0.8%
2009 3,615 Persons -1.0%
2010 3,564 Persons -1.4%
2011 3,512 Persons -1.4%
2012 3,444 Persons -1.9%
2013 3,407 Persons -1.1%
2014 3,399 Persons -0.2%
2015 3,388 Persons -0.3%
2016 3,404 Persons +0.5%
2017 3,375 Persons -0.8%
2018 3,390 Persons +0.4%
2019 3,407 Persons +0.5%
2020 3,389 Persons -0.5%
2021 3,462 Persons +2.2%
2022 3,507 Persons +1.3%
2023 3,528 Persons +0.6%
2024 3,576 Persons +1.4%
2025 3,614 Persons +1.1%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 3,614 Persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 923.36 Persons, 3.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 3,614 Persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 951.8 Persons, 3.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,671 Persons 3,630 Persons 3,724 Persons 5
2000s 3,686 Persons 3,615 Persons 3,735 Persons 10
2010s 3,429 Persons 3,375 Persons 3,564 Persons 10
2020s 3,513 Persons 3,389 Persons 3,614 Persons 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 4 Germany 5,510 Persons compare
  2. 4 Latvia 216.03 Persons compare
  3. 5 Slovenia 187.5 Persons compare
  4. 5 Canada 4,377 Persons compare
  5. 6 Estonia 157.7 Persons compare
  6. 6 Japan 4,230 Persons compare
  7. 8 Spain 3,405 Persons compare
  8. 9 Peru 1,828 Persons compare
  9. 10 Sweden 1,556 Persons compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

More work & labour data for Italy

All data for Italy →

Frequently asked questions

What is annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic in Italy?
Annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic in Italy was 3,614 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 3,735 Persons in 2002.
What is the lowest annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 3,375 Persons in 2017.
How does Italy rank for annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic?
Italy ranks 7th out of 24 countries with data for 2025.
Is annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic concept — Total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic in Italy. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/annual-employment-by-subsector-of-general-government-domestic-concept-total-employment/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 OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/annual-employment-by-subsector-of-general-government-domestic-concept-total-employment/italy/">Annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic in Italy</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic concept — Total employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
33 places, 949 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed

This table presents employment by subsector of General Government: Central Government, State Government, Local Government, Social Security funds. The unit used is persons. Employment per person counts each agent as a unit, whether working full-time or part-time. The table shows total employment according to the domestic concept. The domestic concept refers to the measurement of economic activities based on a geographical approach rather than a nationality-based approach. Employees are residents and non-residents employed by the General Government. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org