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

Latest (2024)
2,217 1000 No
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
21st
of 80 countries
All-time high
3,272 1000 No
in 2012
All-time low
1,699 1000 No
in 2011
Years of data
33
1992–2024

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k1992200820241992: 2.4k 1000 No1993: 2.3k 1000 No1994: 2.3k 1000 No1995: 2.2k 1000 No1996: 2.3k 1000 No1997: 2.3k 1000 No1998: 2.2k 1000 No1999: 2.2k 1000 No2000: 1.7k 1000 No2001: 1.7k 1000 No2002: 1.7k 1000 No2003: 1.8k 1000 No2004: 2.3k 1000 No2005: 2.0k 1000 No2006: 2.0k 1000 No2007: 2.0k 1000 No2008: 2.0k 1000 No2009: 2.0k 1000 No2010: 2.0k 1000 No2011: 1.7k 1000 No2012: 3.3k 1000 No2013: 3.2k 1000 No2014: 3.2k 1000 No2015: 3.2k 1000 No2016: 3.2k 1000 No2017: 3.2k 1000 No2018: 3.3k 1000 No2019: 3.3k 1000 No2020: 3.2k 1000 No2021: 2.2k 1000 No2022: 2.2k 1000 No2023: 2.2k 1000 No2024: 2.2k 1000 No

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

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

YearChange FromTo
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 18 Zambia 2,409 1000 No compare
  2. 19 Angola 2,382 1000 No compare
  3. 20 Australia 2,302 1000 No compare
  4. 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,198 1000 No compare
  5. 23 Malaysia 1,956 1000 No compare
  6. 24 Guatemala 1,892 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 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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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — 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, 1,579 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.