Italy vs Netherlands: Economic Outlook No 115 — Potential employment of total economy

Italy
25.77 million
in 2025
Netherlands
10.57 million
in 2025
Italy rank
7th
Netherlands rank
4th

Economic Outlook No 115 — Potential employment of total economy over time

  • Italy
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 25.77 million against 10.57 million in Netherlands, a difference of 15.20 million.

That makes Italy's figure about 2.4 times Netherlands's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 4th of 29 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Netherlands Difference Ahead
1980s 21.98 million 6.13 million 15.86 million Italy
1990s 22.82 million 7.24 million 15.58 million Italy
2000s 24.15 million 8.48 million 15.68 million Italy
2010s 25.20 million 9.06 million 16.14 million Italy
2020s 25.59 million 10.18 million 15.41 million Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher economic outlook no 115 — potential employment of total economy, Italy or Netherlands?
Italy, at 25.77 million against 10.57 million in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in economic outlook no 115 — potential employment of total economy between Italy and Netherlands?
15.20 million, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Italy and Netherlands rank globally for economic outlook no 115 — potential employment of total economy?
Italy ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 4th of 29 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Economic Outlook No 115 — Potential employment of total economy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Economic Outlook No 115 — Potential employment of total economy
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
39 places, 1,441 data points, 1964–2025
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May 2024 - 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. OECD (2024), OECD Economic Outlook No 115 (Edition 2024/1) EO115 Database documentation EO115 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords: Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP