ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Italy
Italy: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 2,869 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Italy, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Italy is 2,869 1000 No, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Italy peaked at 4,083 1000 No in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,780 1000 No, in 2001.
That places Italy 17th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Italy, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2,416 1000 No | — |
| 1993 | 2,279 1000 No | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 2,257 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 2,196 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 2,240 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 2,271 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 2,235 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 2,269 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1,808 1000 No | -20.3% |
| 2001 | 1,780 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 1,820 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1,935 1000 No | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 2,477 1000 No | +28.0% |
| 2005 | 2,291 1000 No | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 2,323 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 2,321 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 2,330 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2,357 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 2,331 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1,987 1000 No | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 3,942 1000 No | +98.4% |
| 2013 | 3,835 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 3,867 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 3,942 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 3,919 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 3,986 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 4,077 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 4,083 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 4,004 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 2,769 1000 No | -30.8% |
| 2022 | 2,802 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 2,824 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 2,869 1000 No | +1.6% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 2,869 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 653.42 1000 No, 4.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Italy's 2,869 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 706.52 1000 No, 4.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment 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 | +98.4% | 1,987 1000 No | 3,942 1000 No |
| 2021 | -30.8% | 4,004 1000 No | 2,769 1000 No |
| 2004 | +28.0% | 1,935 1000 No | 2,477 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,270 1000 No | 2,196 1000 No | 2,416 1000 No | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,144 1000 No | 1,780 1000 No | 2,477 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,597 1000 No | 1,987 1000 No | 4,083 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,054 1000 No | 2,769 1000 No | 4,004 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 status of employment in Italy?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Italy was 2,869 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 4,083 1000 No in 2019.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,780 1000 No in 2001.
- How does Italy rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Italy ranks 17th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. 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 status of employment, employees, rural areas — 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.