Italy vs United Kingdom: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force over time
- Italy
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Italy currently reports 25,790 Persons against 20,378 Persons in United Kingdom, a difference of 5,412 Persons.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 33 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,272 Persons | 17,089 Persons | 8,183 Persons | Italy |
| 2000s | 25,316 Persons | 17,609 Persons | 7,707 Persons | Italy |
| 2010s | 26,328 Persons | 18,928 Persons | 7,399 Persons | Italy |
| 2020s | 26,068 Persons | 20,110 Persons | 5,957 Persons | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force, Italy or United Kingdom?
- Italy, at 25,790 Persons against 20,378 Persons in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force between Italy and United Kingdom?
- 5,412 Persons, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
- Italy ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.