Labour force by NUTS 2 region in Italy

Italy: Labour force by NUTS 2 region was 25,629 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
25,629 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
5th
of 33 countries
All-time high
25,857 Thousand persons
in 2017
All-time low
23,279 Thousand persons
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025

Labour force by NUTS 2 region in Italy, 1999–2025

010.0k20.0k30.0k1999201220251999: 23.3k Thousand persons2000: 23.4k Thousand persons2001: 23.6k Thousand persons2002: 23.9k Thousand persons2003: 24.1k Thousand persons2004: 24.3k Thousand persons2005: 24.2k Thousand persons2006: 24.4k Thousand persons2007: 24.3k Thousand persons2008: 24.7k Thousand persons2009: 24.6k Thousand persons2010: 24.5k Thousand persons2011: 24.6k Thousand persons2012: 25.2k Thousand persons2013: 25.2k Thousand persons2014: 25.4k Thousand persons2015: 25.4k Thousand persons2016: 25.7k Thousand persons2017: 25.9k Thousand persons2018: 25.6k Thousand persons2019: 25.6k Thousand persons2020: 24.8k Thousand persons2021: 24.8k Thousand persons2022: 25.1k Thousand persons2023: 25.4k Thousand persons2024: 25.5k Thousand persons2025: 25.6k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Italy recorded 25,629 Thousand persons for labour force by nuts 2 region in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labour force by nuts 2 region in Italy peaked at 25,857 Thousand persons in 2017 and was at its lowest, 23,279 Thousand persons, in 1999.

That places Italy 5th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23,279 Thousand persons 23,279 Thousand persons 23,279 Thousand persons 1
2000s 24,150 Thousand persons 23,419 Thousand persons 24,703 Thousand persons 10
2010s 25,318 Thousand persons 24,528 Thousand persons 25,857 Thousand persons 10
2020s 25,221 Thousand persons 24,830 Thousand persons 25,629 Thousand persons 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 2 Türkiye 35,377 Thousand persons compare
  2. 3 United Kingdom 33,796 Thousand persons compare
  3. 4 France 31,782 Thousand persons compare
  4. 6 Spain 24,811 Thousand persons compare
  5. 7 Poland 17,745 Thousand persons compare
  6. 8 Netherlands 10,229 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labour force by nuts 2 region in Italy?
Labour force by nuts 2 region in Italy was 25,629 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest labour force by nuts 2 region recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 25,857 Thousand persons in 2017.
What is the lowest labour force by nuts 2 region recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 23,279 Thousand persons in 1999.
How does Italy rank for labour force by nuts 2 region?
Italy ranks 5th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
Is labour force by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Labour force by NUTS 2 region
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
476 places, 11,183 data points, 1999–2025
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