Italy vs Spain: Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 24.00 million against 22.01 million in Spain, a difference of 2.00 million.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 9th and Spain ranks 11th of 35 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.70 million | 12.01 million | 8.69 million | Italy |
| 1970s | 20.64 million | 12.69 million | 7.95 million | Italy |
| 1980s | 21.63 million | 11.75 million | 9.88 million | Italy |
| 1990s | 21.27 million | 13.20 million | 8.07 million | Italy |
| 2000s | 22.36 million | 18.37 million | 3.99 million | Italy |
| 2010s | 22.42 million | 18.34 million | 4.08 million | Italy |
| 2020s | 23.22 million | 20.66 million | 2.56 million | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher economic outlook no 114 — total employment, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 24.00 million against 22.01 million in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in economic outlook no 114 — total employment between Italy and Spain?
- 2.00 million, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for economic outlook no 114 — total employment?
- Italy ranks 9th and Spain ranks 11th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment (labour force survey basis). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. EO114 Database inventory EO114 Last historical points OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org