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Persons employed in mining and quarrying in Italy

Persons employed in mining and quarrying in Italy was 17,595 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 10% from 2023. That is the 7th highest of 26 EU countries in 2024.

2024, persons17,595
Change on 2023+10%
Rank7th of 26EU countries ranked
Series high38,1472008
Series low15,9892023

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Persons employed in mining and quarrying in Italy, 2008 to 2024

15K20K25K30K35K40K2008201120142017202020242008: 38,147 persons2009: 35,734 persons2010: 34,296 persons2011: 33,624 persons2012: 32,569 persons2013: 31,231 persons2014: 31,222 persons2015: 30,242 persons2016: 29,637 persons2017: 17,706 persons2018: 17,716 persons2019: 17,499 persons2020: 16,801 persons2021: 16,929 persons2022: 16,475 persons2023: 15,989 persons2024: 17,595 persons10K20K30K40K2008201420242008: 38,147 persons2009: 35,734 persons2010: 34,296 persons2011: 33,624 persons2012: 32,569 persons2013: 31,231 persons2014: 31,222 persons2015: 30,242 persons2016: 29,637 persons2017: 17,706 persons2018: 17,716 persons2019: 17,499 persons2020: 16,801 persons2021: 16,929 persons2022: 16,475 persons2023: 15,989 persons2024: 17,595 persons
persons. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 17 values
Periodpersons
202417,595
202315,989
202216,475
202116,929 Series break
202016,801
201917,499
201817,716
201717,706 Series break
201629,637
201530,242
201431,222
201331,231
201232,569
201133,624
201034,296
200935,734
200838,147

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Italy17,595
European Union (27)370,000

Italy compared with nearby places

Austria: 7,524 personsBelgium: 2,180 personsBulgaria: 18,580 personsCyprus: 595 personsCzechia: 18,014 personsGermany: 37,576 personsDenmark: 3,899 personsEstonia: 2,236 personsSpain: 18,193 personsFinland: 6,542 personsFrance: 13,861 personsGreece: 6,380 personsCroatia: 2,051 personsHungary: 4,100 personsItaly: 17,595 personsLithuania: 2,489 personsLuxembourg: 254 personsLatvia: 3,431 personsMalta: 188 personsNetherlands: 8,432 personsPoland: 145,570 personsPortugal: 9,800 personsRomania: 26,154 personsSweden: 7,633 personsSlovenia: 2,223 personsSlovakia: 3,953 persons
  • Under 2,000
  • 2,000 to 4,000
  • 4,000 to 8,000
  • 8,000 to 18K
  • 18K and over
  • No data
Persons employed in mining and quarrying, 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 mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B): 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, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), 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, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Persons employed in mining and quarrying, 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, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in mining and quarrying, 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-mining/italy. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Persons employed in mining and quarrying, 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-mining/italy.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in mining and quarrying, 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-mining/italy (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the persons employed in mining and quarrying in Italy?

Persons employed in mining and quarrying in Italy was 17,595 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 10% from 2023. That is the 7th highest of 26 EU countries in 2024.

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

What was the highest persons employed in mining and quarrying in Italy?

38,147 in 2008, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

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