Employees by migration status and employment contract in Italy

Italy: Employees by migration status and employment contract was 18,928 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
18,928 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
5th
of 42 countries
All-time high
18,928 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
17,625 Thousand persons
in 2021
Years of data
5
2021–2025

Employees by migration status and employment contract in Italy, 2021–2025

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2021202320252021: 17.6k Thousand persons2022: 18.1k Thousand persons2023: 18.5k Thousand persons2024: 18.8k Thousand persons2025: 18.9k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

In 2025, employees by migration status and employment contract in Italy stood at 18,928 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.4% over five years.

Italy ranks 5th of 42 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Employees by migration status and employment contract in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Employees by migration status and employment contract in Italy, 2021 to 2025.
Year Thousand persons Change
2021 17,625 Thousand persons
2022 18,118 Thousand persons +2.8%
2023 18,536 Thousand persons +2.3%
2024 18,842 Thousand persons +1.7%
2025 18,928 Thousand persons +0.5%

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 2 France 25,384 Thousand persons compare
  2. 3 Türkiye 23,366 Thousand persons compare
  3. 4 Spain 18,933 Thousand persons compare
  4. 6 Poland 13,946 Thousand persons compare
  5. 6 Poland 13,946 Thousand persons compare
  6. 8 Netherlands 8,290 Thousand persons compare
  7. 8 Netherlands 8,290 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employees by migration status and employment contract in Italy?
Employees by migration status and employment contract in Italy was 18,928 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employees by migration status and employment contract recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 18,928 Thousand persons in 2025.
What is the lowest employees by migration status and employment contract recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 17,625 Thousand persons in 2021.
How does Italy rank for employees by migration status and employment contract?
Italy ranks 5th out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employees by migration status and employment contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employees by migration status and employment contract
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 220 data points, 2021–2025
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