Ranking · 5 countries · 2025
ICT specialists in employment in Europe by country (2025)
Germany had the highest ICT specialists in employment in 2025, at 2.3 million, followed by France (1.4 million) and Spain (1 million). The ranking compares 5 European countries on 2025 figures from Eurostat. Sweden ranked last of the 5, at 470,900. For reference, the European Union stood at 10 million.
How this ranking is built. Indicator: ICT specialists in employment · Topic: ICT employment · Industry: Software and IT Services · Period: 2025. Only verified actual figures for that one period are ranked, so every row is comparable; forecasts are not ranked, and world or regional totals are shown as reference, not ranked.
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ICT specialists in employment by country
2025
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| Category | Source | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Statistical Office of the European Union | Actual | 2.3 million |
| France | Statistical Office of the European Union | Actual | 1.4 million |
| Spain | Statistical Office of the European Union | Actual | 1 million |
| Italy | Statistical Office of the European Union | Actual | 0.9 million |
| Sweden | Statistical Office of the European Union | Actual | 0.47 million |
The table
Country ranking
Rank · country · value · source.
| # | Country | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany DE | 2.3 million | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 2 | France FR | 1.4 million | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 3 | Spain ES | 1 million | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 4 | Italy IT | 0.9 million | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 5 | Sweden SE | 470,900 | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| — | European Union Reference total, not ranked | 10 million | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
Frequently asked questions
Which European country has the highest ICT specialists in employment?
Germany, at 2.3 million in 2025, ahead of France (1.4 million) and Spain (1 million), among 5 countries ranked on 2025 figures from Eurostat.
Which European country has the lowest ICT specialists in employment?
Sweden, at 470,900 in 2025, then Italy (0.9 million).
What does this ranking measure?
Total number of persons employed as ICT specialists.
Which countries are included?
5 countries with 2025 figures: Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Sweden.
Where does the data come from?
From Eurostat. Every value links to its record, which quotes the table or sentence it was read from. Only actual figures are ranked; forecasts are left out.
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StatOrigin. (2026). ICT specialists in employment in Europe by country, 2025. Retrieved from https://statorigin.org/rankings/ict-specialists-in-employment-by-country