Euricse has published a new page on its website dedicated to statistics on the social economy in Italy. Through interactive charts and official data, users can explore in detail the number of organizations, employment figures, and their contribution to the Italian national economy. The website includes two specific sections focusing on social enterprises and cooperatives.
According to the provided data, the social economy in Italy comprises more than 398,000 organizations, employs over 1,500,000 people, and has more than 4,660,000 volunteers. The website offers data on different types of organizations—from cooperatives to mutuals, associations, foundations, and social enterprises—paying particular attention to their evolution in recent years.
The figures are the result of aggregating official sources as well as research databases developed by Euricse. Official sources include the Italian Permanent Census of Non-Profit Institutions, records from the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), the National Single Register of the Third Sector (RUNTS), and the Cooperative Register.
The new webpage is divided into three main areas. In Key Figures, charts display the total number of organizations active in the social economy, their employment levels, and their contribution to the national economy, as well as their geographical distribution. Users can filter the data by year, relevant sectors, and regions.
Meanwhile, the section dedicated to social enterprises highlights data on the number of enterprises that have obtained legal status as social enterprises, their geographical distribution by province, their activity sectors, and the legal forms they have adopted.
Finally, the section on the economic value of cooperatives focuses on the volume of production and the added value of cooperatives in different sectors and regions, as well as the total turnover broken down by type of cooperative.
The page can be accessed directly from the homepage of Euricse’s website or via the following link: https://euricse.eu/en/social-economy-in-italy/
