Italy vs Spain: Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment

Italy
24.00 million
in 2025
Spain
22.01 million
in 2025
Italy rank
9th
Spain rank
11th

Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
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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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Indicator
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment (labour force survey basis)
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 2,067 data points, 1960–2025
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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