ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Italy
Italy: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 2,217 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
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Italy stood at 2,217 1000 No.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Italy peaked at 3,272 1000 No in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,699 1000 No, in 2011.
Italy ranks 21st of 80 countries on this measure, 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 | 2,434 1000 No | — |
| 1993 | 2,349 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 2,301 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 2,235 1000 No | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 2,260 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 2,292 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 2,249 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 2,223 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 1,729 1000 No | -22.2% |
| 2001 | 1,717 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1,738 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1,819 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 2,250 1000 No | +23.7% |
| 2005 | 2,040 1000 No | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 2,033 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 2,002 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 2,004 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2,004 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,976 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1,699 1000 No | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 3,272 1000 No | +92.6% |
| 2013 | 3,179 1000 No | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 3,182 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 3,235 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 3,228 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 3,216 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 3,254 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 3,260 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 3,213 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 2,219 1000 No | -31.0% |
| 2022 | 2,202 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2,207 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 2,217 1000 No | +0.4% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 2,217 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 426.42 1000 No, 5.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Italy's 2,217 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 519.38 1000 No, 4.3× 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 | +92.6% | 1,699 1000 No | 3,272 1000 No |
| 2021 | -31.0% | 3,213 1000 No | 2,219 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,293 1000 No | 2,223 1000 No | 2,434 1000 No | 8 |
| 2000s | 1,934 1000 No | 1,717 1000 No | 2,250 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,950 1000 No | 1,699 1000 No | 3,272 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,412 1000 No | 2,202 1000 No | 3,213 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 2,217 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 3,272 1000 No in 2012.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,699 1000 No in 2011.
- How does Italy rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
- Italy ranks 21st 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 30.3%. 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 — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.