ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Italy
Italy: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 1,554 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Italy, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Italy recorded 1,554 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Italy peaked at 2,218 1000 No in 2018 and was at its lowest, 940.75 1000 No, in 2001.
That places Italy 23rd out of 80 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Italy, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,293 1000 No | — |
| 1993 | 1,203 1000 No | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 1,228 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 1,181 1000 No | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 1,197 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 1,217 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1,209 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1,193 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 945.79 1000 No | -20.7% |
| 2001 | 940.75 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 961.88 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1,014 1000 No | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 1,327 1000 No | +30.9% |
| 2005 | 1,218 1000 No | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 1,231 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1,233 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,233 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,253 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1,276 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 1,084 1000 No | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 2,138 1000 No | +97.1% |
| 2013 | 2,088 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 2,132 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 2,147 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2,142 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 2,151 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2,218 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 2,212 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,141 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 1,484 1000 No | -30.7% |
| 2022 | 1,506 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1,501 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,554 1000 No | +3.5% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 1,554 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 342.88 1000 No, 4.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Italy's 1,554 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 430.45 1000 No, 3.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +97.1% | 1,084 1000 No | 2,138 1000 No |
| 2021 | -30.7% | 2,141 1000 No | 1,484 1000 No |
| 2004 | +30.9% | 1,014 1000 No | 1,327 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,215 1000 No | 1,181 1000 No | 1,293 1000 No | 8 |
| 2000s | 1,136 1000 No | 940.75 1000 No | 1,327 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,959 1000 No | 1,084 1000 No | 2,218 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,637 1000 No | 1,484 1000 No | 2,141 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More economy & growth data for Italy
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.8337 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 22.90 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 388.75 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 882.91 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -96.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 14.99 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 49.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Italy?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Italy was 1,554 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2,218 1000 No in 2018.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 940.75 1000 No in 2001.
- How does Italy rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
- Italy ranks 23rd out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.