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Persons employed in professional, scientific and technical activities in Italy

Persons employed in professional, scientific and technical activities in Italy was 1.54 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 1.8% from 2023. That is the 3rd highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, persons1,539,663
Change on 2023+1.8%
Rank3rd of 27EU countries ranked
Series high1,539,6632024
Series low1,173,8422013

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Persons employed in professional, scientific and technical activities in Italy, 2008 to 2024

1.1M1.2M1.3M1.4M1.5M1.6M2008201120142017202020242008: 1,230,412 persons2009: 1,222,954 persons2010: 1,233,757 persons2011: 1,184,181 persons2012: 1,182,925 persons2013: 1,173,842 persons2014: 1,186,817 persons2015: 1,211,353 persons2016: 1,254,856 persons2017: 1,259,871 persons2018: 1,306,012 persons2019: 1,291,658 persons2020: 1,323,061 persons2021: 1,384,621 persons2022: 1,465,947 persons2023: 1,513,099 persons2024: 1,539,663 persons1.1M1.2M1.3M1.4M1.5M1.6M2008201420242008: 1,230,412 persons2009: 1,222,954 persons2010: 1,233,757 persons2011: 1,184,181 persons2012: 1,182,925 persons2013: 1,173,842 persons2014: 1,186,817 persons2015: 1,211,353 persons2016: 1,254,856 persons2017: 1,259,871 persons2018: 1,306,012 persons2019: 1,291,658 persons2020: 1,323,061 persons2021: 1,384,621 persons2022: 1,465,947 persons2023: 1,513,099 persons2024: 1,539,663 persons
persons. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 17 values
Periodpersons
20241,539,663
20231,513,099
20221,465,947
20211,384,621 Series break
20201,323,061
20191,291,658
20181,306,012
20171,259,871 Series break
20161,254,856
20151,211,353
20141,186,817
20131,173,842
20121,182,925
20111,184,181
20101,233,757
20091,222,954
20081,230,412

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Italy1,539,663
European Union (27)12,688,045

Italy compared with nearby places

Austria: 294,974 personsBelgium: 393,271 personsBulgaria: 129,052 personsCyprus: 43,515 personsCzechia: 316,287 personsGermany: 2,724,207 personsDenmark: 204,757 personsEstonia: 45,949 personsSpain: 1,169,535 personsFinland: 139,370 personsFrance: 1,588,126 personsGreece: 308,937 personsCroatia: 101,502 personsHungary: 310,078 personsIreland: 227,829 personsItaly: 1,539,663 personsLithuania: 88,619 personsLuxembourg: 53,251 personsLatvia: 46,592 personsMalta: 26,628 personsNetherlands: 842,398 personsPoland: 811,357 personsPortugal: 358,250 personsRomania: 279,661 personsSweden: 399,773 personsSlovenia: 71,913 personsSlovakia: 172,551 persons
  • Under 80K
  • 80K to 190K
  • 190K to 310K
  • 310K to 730K
  • 730K and over
Persons employed in professional, scientific and technical activities, 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 professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M): 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, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), 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, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Persons employed in professional, scientific and technical activities, 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, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in professional, scientific and technical activities, 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-professional-scientific/italy. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Persons employed in professional, scientific and technical activities, 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-professional-scientific/italy.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in professional, scientific and technical activities, 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-professional-scientific/italy (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the persons employed in professional, scientific and technical activities in Italy?

Persons employed in professional, scientific and technical activities in Italy was 1.54 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 1.8% from 2023. That is the 3rd highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

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Eurostat, European Commission. Structural business statistics, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest persons employed in professional, scientific and technical activities in Italy?

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

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