Accidents at work by type of injury and severity in Italy

Italy: Accidents at work by type of injury and severity was 217,919 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
217,919 Number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
4th
of 40 countries
All-time high
400,429 Number
in 2008
All-time low
169,794 Number
in 2020
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Accidents at work by type of injury and severity in Italy, 2008–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2008201620242008: 400.4k Number2009: 383.9k Number2010: 363.0k Number2011: 321.6k Number2012: 274.5k Number2013: 270.1k Number2014: 252.2k Number2015: 239.9k Number2016: 239.6k Number2017: 239.6k Number2018: 231.2k Number2019: 222.0k Number2020: 169.8k Number2021: 204.2k Number2022: 216.4k Number2023: 219.4k Number2024: 217.9k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

Italy recorded 217,919 Number for accidents at work by type of injury and severity in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, accidents at work by type of injury and severity in Italy peaked at 400,429 Number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 169,794 Number, in 2020.

That places Italy 4th out of 40 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Accidents at work by type of injury and severity in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Accidents at work by type of injury and severity (NACE Rev. 2 activity A, C-N) in Italy, 2008 to 2024.
Year Number Change
2008 400,429 Number
2009 383,907 Number -4.1%
2010 363,007 Number -5.4%
2011 321,594 Number -11.4%
2012 274,509 Number -14.6%
2013 270,092 Number -1.6%
2014 252,228 Number -6.6%
2015 239,865 Number -4.9%
2016 239,553 Number -0.1%
2017 239,615 Number +0.0%
2018 231,163 Number -3.5%
2019 221,952 Number -4.0%
2020 169,794 Number -23.5%
2021 204,244 Number +20.3%
2022 216,357 Number +5.9%
2023 219,367 Number +1.4%
2024 217,919 Number -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 392,168 Number 383,907 Number 400,429 Number 2
2010s 265,358 Number 221,952 Number 363,007 Number 10
2020s 205,536 Number 169,794 Number 219,367 Number 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 1 Germany 616,895 Number compare
  2. 2 France 398,041 Number compare
  3. 3 Spain 389,985 Number compare
  4. 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 143,280 Number compare
  5. 5 United Kingdom 143,280 Number compare
  6. 7 Portugal 104,215 Number compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

More reference data data for Italy

All data for Italy →

Frequently asked questions

What is accidents at work by type of injury and severity in Italy?
Accidents at work by type of injury and severity in Italy was 217,919 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest accidents at work by type of injury and severity recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 400,429 Number in 2008.
What is the lowest accidents at work by type of injury and severity recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 169,794 Number in 2020.
How does Italy rank for accidents at work by type of injury and severity?
Italy ranks 4th out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
Is accidents at work by type of injury and severity rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Accidents at work by type of injury and severity (NACE Rev. 2 activity A, C-N). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Accidents at work by type of injury and severity in Italy. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/accidents-at-work-by-type-of-injury-and-severity-nace-rev-2-activity-a-c-n/italy/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/accidents-at-work-by-type-of-injury-and-severity-nace-rev-2-activity-a-c-n/italy/">Accidents at work by type of injury and severity in Italy</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Accidents at work by type of injury and severity (NACE Rev. 2 activity A, C-N)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 703 data points, 2008–2024
Last refreshed