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Persons employed in construction in Italy

Persons employed in construction in Italy was 1.63 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.2% from 2023. That is the 3rd highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, persons1,629,077
Change on 2023+0.2%
Rank3rd of 27EU countries ranked
Series high2,011,1432008
Series low1,309,2882018

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Persons employed in construction in Italy, 2008 to 2024

1.2M1.4M1.6M1.8M2M2.2M2008201120142017202020242008: 2,011,143 persons2009: 1,911,357 persons2010: 1,821,884 persons2011: 1,658,632 persons2012: 1,553,237 persons2013: 1,445,485 persons2014: 1,356,571 persons2015: 1,323,568 persons2016: 1,324,178 persons2017: 1,314,006 persons2018: 1,309,288 persons2019: 1,319,155 persons2020: 1,355,427 persons2021: 1,457,006 persons2022: 1,573,005 persons2023: 1,625,219 persons2024: 1,629,077 persons1.2M1.4M1.6M1.8M2M2.2M2008201420242008: 2,011,143 persons2009: 1,911,357 persons2010: 1,821,884 persons2011: 1,658,632 persons2012: 1,553,237 persons2013: 1,445,485 persons2014: 1,356,571 persons2015: 1,323,568 persons2016: 1,324,178 persons2017: 1,314,006 persons2018: 1,309,288 persons2019: 1,319,155 persons2020: 1,355,427 persons2021: 1,457,006 persons2022: 1,573,005 persons2023: 1,625,219 persons2024: 1,629,077 persons
persons. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 17 values
Periodpersons
20241,629,077
20231,625,219
20221,573,005
20211,457,006 Series break
20201,355,427
20191,319,155
20181,309,288
20171,314,006 Series break
20161,324,178
20151,323,568
20141,356,571
20131,445,485
20121,553,237
20111,658,632
20101,821,884
20091,911,357
20082,011,143

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Italy1,629,077
European Union (27)13,918,314

Italy compared with nearby places

Austria: 352,478 personsBelgium: 344,356 personsBulgaria: 167,238 personsCyprus: 39,914 personsCzechia: 412,733 personsGermany: 2,605,758 personsDenmark: 200,560 personsEstonia: 55,060 personsSpain: 1,333,477 personsFinland: 169,006 personsFrance: 2,058,414 personsGreece: 210,050 personsCroatia: 161,695 personsHungary: 317,437 personsIreland: 209,729 personsItaly: 1,629,077 personsLithuania: 136,724 personsLuxembourg: 50,079 personsLatvia: 64,117 personsMalta: 19,854 personsNetherlands: 571,066 personsPoland: 1,153,294 personsPortugal: 460,413 personsRomania: 496,282 personsSweden: 413,421 personsSlovenia: 84,531 personsSlovakia: 201,551 persons
  • Under 90K
  • 90K to 200K
  • 200K to 350K
  • 350K to 560K
  • 560K and over
Persons employed in construction, 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 construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F): 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, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), 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, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Persons employed in construction, 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, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in construction, 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-construction/italy. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Persons employed in construction, 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-construction/italy.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in construction, 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-construction/italy (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the persons employed in construction in Italy?

Persons employed in construction in Italy was 1.63 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.2% from 2023. That is the 3rd highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest persons employed in construction in Italy?

2.01 million in 2008, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

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