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

Italy: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 3,771 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3,771 1000 No
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
24th
of 82 countries
All-time high
5,473 1000 No
in 2019
All-time low
2,657 1000 No
in 2001
Years of data
33
1992–2024

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k1992200820241992: 3.7k 1000 No1993: 3.6k 1000 No1994: 3.5k 1000 No1995: 3.4k 1000 No1996: 3.5k 1000 No1997: 3.5k 1000 No1998: 3.5k 1000 No1999: 3.4k 1000 No2000: 2.7k 1000 No2001: 2.7k 1000 No2002: 2.7k 1000 No2003: 2.8k 1000 No2004: 3.6k 1000 No2005: 3.3k 1000 No2006: 3.3k 1000 No2007: 3.2k 1000 No2008: 3.2k 1000 No2009: 3.3k 1000 No2010: 3.3k 1000 No2011: 2.8k 1000 No2012: 5.4k 1000 No2013: 5.3k 1000 No2014: 5.3k 1000 No2015: 5.4k 1000 No2016: 5.4k 1000 No2017: 5.4k 1000 No2018: 5.5k 1000 No2019: 5.5k 1000 No2020: 5.4k 1000 No2021: 3.7k 1000 No2022: 3.7k 1000 No2023: 3.7k 1000 No2024: 3.8k 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 3,771 1000 No.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Italy peaked at 5,473 1000 No in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,657 1000 No, in 2001.

That places Italy 24th out of 82 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 — Value in Italy, 1992 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
1992 3,728 1000 No
1993 3,552 1000 No -4.7%
1994 3,529 1000 No -0.7%
1995 3,416 1000 No -3.2%
1996 3,457 1000 No +1.2%
1997 3,510 1000 No +1.5%
1998 3,458 1000 No -1.5%
1999 3,415 1000 No -1.2%
2000 2,675 1000 No -21.7%
2001 2,657 1000 No -0.7%
2002 2,699 1000 No +1.6%
2003 2,832 1000 No +4.9%
2004 3,577 1000 No +26.3%
2005 3,258 1000 No -8.9%
2006 3,264 1000 No +0.2%
2007 3,235 1000 No -0.9%
2008 3,237 1000 No +0.1%
2009 3,257 1000 No +0.6%
2010 3,252 1000 No -0.1%
2011 2,784 1000 No -14.4%
2012 5,410 1000 No +94.4%
2013 5,267 1000 No -2.7%
2014 5,314 1000 No +0.9%
2015 5,382 1000 No +1.3%
2016 5,370 1000 No -0.2%
2017 5,368 1000 No -0.0%
2018 5,472 1000 No +1.9%
2019 5,473 1000 No +0.0%
2020 5,354 1000 No -2.2%
2021 3,703 1000 No -30.8%
2022 3,708 1000 No +0.1%
2023 3,709 1000 No +0.0%
2024 3,771 1000 No +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,508 1000 No 3,415 1000 No 3,728 1000 No 8
2000s 3,069 1000 No 2,657 1000 No 3,577 1000 No 10
2010s 4,909 1000 No 2,784 1000 No 5,473 1000 No 10
2020s 4,049 1000 No 3,703 1000 No 5,354 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 21 Zambia 4,551 1000 No compare
  2. 22 Australia 4,452 1000 No compare
  3. 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,165 1000 No compare
  4. 25 Zimbabwe 3,307 1000 No compare
  5. 26 Rwanda 3,286 1000 No compare
  6. 27 Guatemala 3,124 1000 No compare

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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 3,771 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 5,473 1000 No in 2019.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 2,657 1000 No in 2001.
How does Italy rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
Italy ranks 24th out of 82 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 29.0%. 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 — 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 — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
90 places, 1,601 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.