Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy in Italy

Italy: Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy was 20.45 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
20.45 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
7th
of 27 countries
All-time high
20.45 million
in 2025
All-time low
12.72 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy in Italy, 1960–2025

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Analysis

The most recent figure for economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy in Italy is 20.45 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy in Italy peaked at 20.45 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.72 million, in 1960.

Italy ranks 7th of 27 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy in Italy, 1960 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1960 12.72 million
1961 13.06 million +2.7%
1962 13.39 million +2.5%
1963 13.60 million +1.6%
1964 13.55 million -0.4%
1965 13.28 million -2.0%
1966 13.16 million -0.9%
1967 13.43 million +2.0%
1968 13.60 million +1.3%
1969 13.93 million +2.4%
1970 14.08 million +1.1%
1971 14.25 million +1.2%
1972 14.48 million +1.6%
1973 14.73 million +1.7%
1974 14.95 million +1.6%
1975 14.99 million +0.2%
1976 15.14 million +1.0%
1977 15.23 million +0.6%
1978 15.16 million -0.4%
1979 15.32 million +1.1%
1980 15.46 million +0.9%
1981 15.40 million -0.4%
1982 15.41 million +0.1%
1983 15.29 million -0.7%
1984 15.26 million -0.2%
1985 15.50 million +1.6%
1986 15.59 million +0.5%
1987 15.65 million +0.4%
1988 15.86 million +1.3%
1989 16.02 million +1.0%
1990 16.32 million +1.9%
1991 16.62 million +1.8%
1992 16.53 million -0.5%
1993 16.21 million -1.9%
1994 15.95 million -1.6%
1995 15.87 million -0.5%
1996 15.94 million +0.4%
1997 16.01 million +0.4%
1998 16.15 million +0.9%
1999 16.38 million +1.4%
2000 16.67 million +1.8%
2001 17.06 million +2.3%
2002 17.42 million +2.2%
2003 17.63 million +1.2%
2004 17.68 million +0.2%
2005 17.97 million +1.7%
2006 18.37 million +2.2%
2007 18.65 million +1.5%
2008 18.78 million +0.7%
2009 18.56 million -1.2%
2010 18.36 million -1.1%
2011 18.43 million +0.4%
2012 18.41 million -0.1%
2013 18.09 million -1.7%
2014 18.12 million +0.2%
2015 18.31 million +1.0%
2016 18.68 million +2.0%
2017 19.08 million +2.1%
2018 19.34 million +1.3%
2019 19.49 million +0.8%
2020 19.13 million -1.8%
2021 19.49 million +1.9%
2022 19.91 million +2.1%
2023 20.15 million +1.2%
2024 20.22 million +0.3%
2025 20.45 million +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13.37 million 12.72 million 13.93 million 10
1970s 14.83 million 14.08 million 15.32 million 10
1980s 15.54 million 15.26 million 16.02 million 10
1990s 16.20 million 15.87 million 16.62 million 10
2000s 17.88 million 16.67 million 18.78 million 10
2010s 18.63 million 18.09 million 19.49 million 10
2020s 19.89 million 19.13 million 20.45 million 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 4 Lithuania 1.30 million compare
  2. 4 Mexico 42.27 million compare
  3. 5 Slovenia 884,524 compare
  4. 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 28.78 million compare
  5. 6 Latvia 770,598 compare
  6. 6 France 27.02 million compare
  7. 7 Estonia 622,258 compare
  8. 8 Spain 19.00 million compare
  9. 9 Canada 17.95 million compare
  10. 10 Australia 13.08 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy in Italy?
Economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy in Italy was 20.45 million in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 20.45 million in 2025.
What is the lowest economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 12.72 million in 1960.
How does Italy rank for economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy?
Italy ranks 7th out of 27 countries with data for 2025.
Is economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy
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37 places, 1,798 data points, 1960–2025
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The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. EO114 Database inventory EO114 Last historical points OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org