ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Italy

Italy: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 76.1 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
76.1 %
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
34th
of 72 countries
All-time high
76.2 %
in 2023
All-time low
64 %
in 1994
Years of data
33
1992–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Italy, 1992–2024

0204060801992200820241992: 64.8 %1993: 64.2 %1994: 64 %1995: 64.3 %1996: 64.8 %1997: 64.7 %1998: 64.6 %1999: 66.4 %2000: 67.6 %2001: 67 %2002: 67.4 %2003: 68.3 %2004: 69.2 %2005: 70.3 %2006: 71.2 %2007: 71.8 %2008: 72 %2009: 72.4 %2010: 71.7 %2011: 71.4 %2012: 72.9 %2013: 72.8 %2014: 72.8 %2015: 73.3 %2016: 73 %2017: 74.3 %2018: 74.5 %2019: 74.6 %2020: 74.8 %2021: 74.8 %2022: 75.6 %2023: 76.2 %2024: 76.1 %

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 76.1 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Italy peaked at 76.2 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64 %, in 1994.

Italy ranks 34th of 72 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 — Share of employment by status of in Italy, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Italy, 1992 to 2024.
Year % Change
1992 64.8 %
1993 64.2 % -0.9%
1994 64 % -0.3%
1995 64.3 % +0.5%
1996 64.8 % +0.8%
1997 64.7 % -0.2%
1998 64.6 % -0.2%
1999 66.4 % +2.8%
2000 67.6 % +1.8%
2001 67 % -0.9%
2002 67.4 % +0.6%
2003 68.3 % +1.3%
2004 69.2 % +1.3%
2005 70.3 % +1.6%
2006 71.2 % +1.3%
2007 71.8 % +0.8%
2008 72 % +0.3%
2009 72.4 % +0.6%
2010 71.7 % -1.0%
2011 71.4 % -0.4%
2012 72.9 % +2.1%
2013 72.8 % -0.1%
2014 72.8 % +0.0%
2015 73.3 % +0.7%
2016 73 % -0.4%
2017 74.3 % +1.8%
2018 74.5 % +0.3%
2019 74.6 % +0.1%
2020 74.8 % +0.3%
2021 74.8 % +0.0%
2022 75.6 % +1.1%
2023 76.2 % +0.8%
2024 76.1 % -0.1%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 76.1 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.45 %, 91% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 76.1 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.8 %, 91% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 64.72 % 64 % 66.4 % 8
2000s 69.72 % 67 % 72.4 % 10
2010s 73.13 % 71.4 % 74.6 % 10
2020s 75.5 % 74.8 % 76.2 % 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 31 Spain 78.5 % compare
  2. 31 Switzerland 78.5 % compare
  3. 33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 77.2 % compare
  4. 35 Palestine, State of 75.9 % compare
  5. 36 Romania 74.1 % compare
  6. 37 Poland 73.9 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Italy?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Italy was 76.1 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 76.2 % in 2023.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 64 % in 1994.
How does Italy rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Italy ranks 34th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 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.