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Persons employed in accommodation and food services in Italy

Persons employed in accommodation and food services in Italy was 1.73 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 4.4% from 2023. That is the 3rd highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, persons1,728,356
Change on 2023+4.4%
Rank3rd of 27EU countries ranked
Series high1,728,3562024
Series low1,259,7772009

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Persons employed in accommodation and food services in Italy, 2008 to 2024

1.2M1.3M1.4M1.5M1.6M1.7M1.8M2008201120142017202020242008: 1,264,102 persons2009: 1,259,777 persons2010: 1,261,086 persons2011: 1,281,061 persons2012: 1,321,676 persons2013: 1,308,564 persons2014: 1,295,869 persons2015: 1,323,352 persons2016: 1,379,644 persons2017: 1,502,068 persons2018: 1,554,931 persons2019: 1,582,310 persons2020: 1,403,667 persons2021: 1,441,551 persons2022: 1,559,575 persons2023: 1,655,501 persons2024: 1,728,356 persons1.2M1.4M1.6M1.8M2008201420242008: 1,264,102 persons2009: 1,259,777 persons2010: 1,261,086 persons2011: 1,281,061 persons2012: 1,321,676 persons2013: 1,308,564 persons2014: 1,295,869 persons2015: 1,323,352 persons2016: 1,379,644 persons2017: 1,502,068 persons2018: 1,554,931 persons2019: 1,582,310 persons2020: 1,403,667 persons2021: 1,441,551 persons2022: 1,559,575 persons2023: 1,655,501 persons2024: 1,728,356 persons
persons. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 17 values
Periodpersons
20241,728,356
20231,655,501
20221,559,575
20211,441,551 Series break
20201,403,667
20191,582,310
20181,554,931
20171,502,068 Series break
20161,379,644
20151,323,352
20141,295,869
20131,308,564
20121,321,676
20111,281,061
20101,261,086
20091,259,777
20081,264,102

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Italy1,728,356
European Union (27)11,800,766

Italy compared with nearby places

Austria: 323,875 personsBelgium: 190,189 personsBulgaria: 154,285 personsCyprus: 58,293 personsCzechia: 185,508 personsGermany: 2,392,630 personsDenmark: 159,008 personsEstonia: 27,888 personsSpain: 1,748,137 personsFinland: 82,772 personsFrance: 1,394,585 personsGreece: 743,073 personsCroatia: 129,289 personsHungary: 172,286 personsIreland: 247,691 personsItaly: 1,728,356 personsLithuania: 52,977 personsLuxembourg: 24,493 personsLatvia: 35,006 personsMalta: 29,382 personsNetherlands: 552,986 personsPoland: 330,992 personsPortugal: 468,927 personsRomania: 208,899 personsSweden: 248,584 personsSlovenia: 44,842 personsSlovakia: 65,813 persons
  • Under 50K
  • 50K to 160K
  • 160K to 230K
  • 230K to 540K
  • 540K and over
Persons employed in accommodation and food services, 2024, persons. Italy is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Number of persons who work in enterprises of accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I): employees plus working proprietors, partners working regularly in the enterprise and unpaid family workers. A head count, not full-time equivalents. Eurostat structural business statistics.

Eurostat structural business statistics. From 2021 the series come from sbs_ovw_act under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 on European business statistics; 2005 to 2020 come from the earlier table sbs_na_sca_r2. Values for 2021 are flagged as a break: value added moved from factor cost to basic prices and some activities changed coverage, so the change from 2020 to 2021 is not all real. Amounts are published in euros for every country, including those outside the euro area. Not the same as active_companies (INE business register, Spain) or employer_firms (US Census Bureau).

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Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Persons employed in accommodation and food services, Italy, 2008 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

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Structural business statistics, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in accommodation and food services, Italy, 2008 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-accommodation-food/italy. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Persons employed in accommodation and food services, Italy, 2008 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-accommodation-food/italy.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in accommodation and food services, Italy, 2008 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-accommodation-food/italy (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the persons employed in accommodation and food services in Italy?

Persons employed in accommodation and food services in Italy was 1.73 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 4.4% from 2023. That is the 3rd highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

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Eurostat, European Commission. Structural business statistics, Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest persons employed in accommodation and food services in Italy?

1.73 million in 2024, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

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