ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Italy

Italy: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 75.03 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
75.03 %
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
50th
of 79 countries
All-time high
75.03 %
in 2024
All-time low
65.32 %
in 1996
Years of data
33
1992–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Italy, 1992–2024

0204060801992200820241992: 68.8 %1993: 66.7 %1994: 66.2 %1995: 65.5 %1996: 65.3 %1997: 65.5 %1998: 65.8 %1999: 66.3 %2000: 66.9 %2001: 67.8 %2002: 68.2 %2003: 69.3 %2004: 70.1 %2005: 69.9 %2006: 70.8 %2007: 71.1 %2008: 71 %2009: 69.8 %2010: 69.1 %2011: 68 %2012: 69.2 %2013: 67.1 %2014: 67 %2015: 67 %2016: 67.8 %2017: 68 %2018: 68.9 %2019: 69.5 %2020: 68.9 %2021: 71.7 %2022: 72.7 %2023: 73.5 %2024: 75 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Italy recorded 75.03 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Italy peaked at 75.03 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.32 %, in 1996.

Italy ranks 50th of 79 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-to-population ratio by in Italy, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value in Italy, 1992 to 2024.
Year % Change
1992 68.83 %
1993 66.68 % -3.1%
1994 66.24 % -0.7%
1995 65.5 % -1.1%
1996 65.32 % -0.3%
1997 65.53 % +0.3%
1998 65.77 % +0.4%
1999 66.27 % +0.8%
2000 66.86 % +0.9%
2001 67.83 % +1.5%
2002 68.22 % +0.6%
2003 69.31 % +1.6%
2004 70.06 % +1.1%
2005 69.86 % -0.3%
2006 70.84 % +1.4%
2007 71.06 % +0.3%
2008 71.01 % -0.1%
2009 69.76 % -1.8%
2010 69.1 % -0.9%
2011 68.03 % -1.5%
2012 69.21 % +1.7%
2013 67.11 % -3.0%
2014 66.95 % -0.2%
2015 67 % +0.1%
2016 67.8 % +1.2%
2017 67.97 % +0.3%
2018 68.92 % +1.4%
2019 69.45 % +0.8%
2020 68.94 % -0.7%
2021 71.73 % +4.0%
2022 72.72 % +1.4%
2023 73.45 % +1.0%
2024 75.03 % +2.2%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 75.03 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 84.48 %, 89% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 75.03 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.84 %, 89% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 66.27 % 65.32 % 68.83 % 8
2000s 69.48 % 66.86 % 71.06 % 10
2010s 68.15 % 66.95 % 69.45 % 10
2020s 72.37 % 68.94 % 75.03 % 5

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  5. 52 Philippines 74.47 % compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Italy?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Italy was 75.03 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 75.03 % in 2024.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 65.32 % in 1996.
How does Italy rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Italy ranks 50th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,544 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.