ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Italy
Italy: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 5.65 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Italy, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 5.65 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Italy peaked at 5.65 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.79 %, in 2007.
That places Italy 66th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5.08 % | — |
| 1993 | 4.28 % | -15.7% |
| 1994 | 4.08 % | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 3.76 % | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 4.06 % | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 3.96 % | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 3.12 % | -21.2% |
| 1999 | 3.11 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 3.14 % | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 2.98 % | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 3.12 % | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 3.16 % | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.12 % | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.95 % | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 3.08 % | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 2.79 % | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 2.95 % | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 3.19 % | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 3.03 % | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 3.12 % | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 3.58 % | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 3.51 % | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 3.86 % | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 4.04 % | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 4.02 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 4.22 % | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 4.46 % | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 5.02 % | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 5.15 % | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 5.27 % | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 5.08 % | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 5.62 % | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 5.65 % | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.93 % | 3.11 % | 5.08 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.05 % | 2.79 % | 3.19 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.89 % | 3.03 % | 5.02 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.35 % | 5.08 % | 5.65 % | 5 |
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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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2852 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 12,352 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2557 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 11,073 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 8.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2183 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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 5.65 % 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 5.65 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.79 % in 2007.
- How does Italy rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Italy ranks 66th out of 78 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 46.4%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.