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

Latest (2024)
1,554 1000 No
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
23rd
of 80 countries
All-time high
2,218 1000 No
in 2018
All-time low
940.75 1000 No
in 2001
Years of data
33
1992–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Italy, 1992–2024

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1992200820241992: 1.3k 1000 No1993: 1.2k 1000 No1994: 1.2k 1000 No1995: 1.2k 1000 No1996: 1.2k 1000 No1997: 1.2k 1000 No1998: 1.2k 1000 No1999: 1.2k 1000 No2000: 945.8 1000 No2001: 940.8 1000 No2002: 961.9 1000 No2003: 1.0k 1000 No2004: 1.3k 1000 No2005: 1.2k 1000 No2006: 1.2k 1000 No2007: 1.2k 1000 No2008: 1.2k 1000 No2009: 1.3k 1000 No2010: 1.3k 1000 No2011: 1.1k 1000 No2012: 2.1k 1000 No2013: 2.1k 1000 No2014: 2.1k 1000 No2015: 2.1k 1000 No2016: 2.1k 1000 No2017: 2.2k 1000 No2018: 2.2k 1000 No2019: 2.2k 1000 No2020: 2.1k 1000 No2021: 1.5k 1000 No2022: 1.5k 1000 No2023: 1.5k 1000 No2024: 1.6k 1000 No

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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value in Italy, 1992 to 2024.
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.

YearChange FromTo
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,967 1000 No compare
  2. 21 Zimbabwe 1,650 1000 No compare
  3. 22 Rwanda 1,558 1000 No compare
  4. 24 Colombia 1,451 1000 No compare
  5. 25 Canada 1,308 1000 No compare
  6. 26 Guatemala 1,232 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 88 places →

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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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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
88 places, 1,578 data points, 1987–2025
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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.