Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Italy
Italy: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment was 18,928 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Italy, 1956–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Italy is 18,928 Persons, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Italy peaked at 20,069 Persons in 1957 and was at its lowest, 11,167 Persons, in 1958.
Italy ranks 11th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 70 years of available data.
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Italy, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 20,000 Persons | — |
| 1957 | 20,069 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 11,167 Persons | -44.4% |
| 1959 | 11,287 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 11,694 Persons | +3.6% |
| 1961 | 12,032 Persons | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 12,396 Persons | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 12,553 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 12,362 Persons | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 12,144 Persons | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 11,997 Persons | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 12,244 Persons | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 12,378 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 12,568 Persons | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 12,811 Persons | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 12,959 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 12,955 Persons | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 13,192 Persons | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 13,557 Persons | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 13,736 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 13,887 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 14,126 Persons | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 14,107 Persons | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 14,339 Persons | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 14,500 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 14,495 Persons | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 14,473 Persons | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 14,360 Persons | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 14,255 Persons | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 14,418 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 14,460 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 14,457 Persons | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 14,692 Persons | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 14,765 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 15,182 Persons | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 15,297 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 15,270 Persons | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 14,764 Persons | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 14,484 Persons | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 14,303 Persons | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 14,369 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 14,453 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 14,528 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 14,806 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 15,117 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 15,502 Persons | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 15,834 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 16,033 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 16,104 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 16,424 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 16,743 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 16,910 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 17,209 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 17,026 Persons | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 16,828 Persons | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 16,936 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 16,942 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16,679 Persons | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 16,777 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 16,983 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 17,305 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 17,676 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 17,890 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 18,043 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 17,741 Persons | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 17,625 Persons | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 18,118 Persons | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 18,536 Persons | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 18,842 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 18,928 Persons | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15,631 Persons | 11,167 Persons | 20,069 Persons | 4 |
| 1960s | 12,237 Persons | 11,694 Persons | 12,568 Persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 13,567 Persons | 12,811 Persons | 14,339 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,487 Persons | 14,255 Persons | 14,765 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,746 Persons | 14,303 Persons | 15,297 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,290 Persons | 15,117 Persons | 17,209 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,206 Persons | 16,679 Persons | 18,043 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,298 Persons | 17,625 Persons | 18,928 Persons | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Italy?
- Number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Italy was 18,928 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 20,069 Persons in 1957.
- What is the lowest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,167 Persons in 1958.
- How does Italy rank for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
- Italy ranks 11th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3