ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Italy
Italy: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 48.5 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
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
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Italy is 48.5 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Italy peaked at 48.98 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 45.6 %, in 2011.
Italy ranks 73rd of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 48.17 % | — |
| 1993 | 47.07 % | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 47.22 % | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 46.29 % | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 46.37 % | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 46.66 % | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 46.97 % | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 46.73 % | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 46.66 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 46.8 % | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 46.77 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 47.7 % | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 46.83 % | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 46.31 % | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 46.34 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 46.44 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 46.91 % | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 46.45 % | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 46.42 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 45.6 % | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 48.52 % | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 48.13 % | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 48.57 % | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 48.42 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 48.8 % | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 48.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48.98 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 48.68 % | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 47.49 % | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 47.34 % | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 47.63 % | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 48.42 % | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 48.5 % | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.94 % | 46.29 % | 48.17 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 46.72 % | 46.31 % | 47.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.09 % | 45.6 % | 48.98 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.88 % | 47.34 % | 48.5 % | 5 |
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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 48.5 % 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 48.98 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6 % in 2011.
- How does Italy rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Italy ranks 73rd 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 down 0.1%. 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, total (15+), 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.