ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Italy

Italy: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 89.09 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
89.09 %
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
64th
of 79 countries
All-time high
91.79 %
in 1992
All-time low
87.14 %
in 2020
Years of data
33
1992–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Italy, 1992–2024

0204060801001992200820241992: 91.8 %1993: 91.2 %1994: 90.9 %1995: 90 %1996: 89.9 %1997: 90.2 %1998: 89.5 %1999: 90.1 %2000: 89.8 %2001: 90.3 %2002: 90.5 %2003: 91.4 %2004: 90.4 %2005: 89.9 %2006: 90.1 %2007: 89.8 %2008: 90.1 %2009: 88.9 %2010: 88.5 %2011: 87.2 %2012: 89.2 %2013: 88.2 %2014: 88 %2015: 87.7 %2016: 88.2 %2017: 88.4 %2018: 88.1 %2019: 88.2 %2020: 87.1 %2021: 88 %2022: 88.4 %2023: 88.8 %2024: 89.1 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Italy is 89.09 %, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Italy peaked at 91.79 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 87.14 %, in 2020.

That places Italy 64th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Italy, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value in Italy, 1992 to 2024.
Year % Change
1992 91.79 %
1993 91.15 % -0.7%
1994 90.86 % -0.3%
1995 89.98 % -1.0%
1996 89.89 % -0.1%
1997 90.2 % +0.3%
1998 89.51 % -0.8%
1999 90.12 % +0.7%
2000 89.76 % -0.4%
2001 90.33 % +0.6%
2002 90.51 % +0.2%
2003 91.36 % +0.9%
2004 90.44 % -1.0%
2005 89.88 % -0.6%
2006 90.06 % +0.2%
2007 89.75 % -0.3%
2008 90.1 % +0.4%
2009 88.94 % -1.3%
2010 88.48 % -0.5%
2011 87.25 % -1.4%
2012 89.2 % +2.2%
2013 88.22 % -1.1%
2014 87.97 % -0.3%
2015 87.71 % -0.3%
2016 88.17 % +0.5%
2017 88.37 % +0.2%
2018 88.13 % -0.3%
2019 88.16 % +0.0%
2020 87.14 % -1.2%
2021 87.97 % +1.0%
2022 88.4 % +0.5%
2023 88.8 % +0.5%
2024 89.09 % +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 90.44 % 89.51 % 91.79 % 8
2000s 90.11 % 88.94 % 91.36 % 10
2010s 88.17 % 87.25 % 89.2 % 10
2020s 88.28 % 87.14 % 89.09 % 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 61 Republic of Korea 89.52 % compare
  2. 62 North Macedonia 89.37 % compare
  3. 63 Philippines 89.12 % compare
  4. 65 Armenia 88.34 % compare
  5. 66 Australia 88.02 % compare
  6. 67 Latvia 87.94 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Italy?
Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Italy was 89.09 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 91.79 % in 1992.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 87.14 % in 2020.
How does Italy rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Italy ranks 64th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — 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.