Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Italy
Italy: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 1.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Italy, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Italy stood at 1.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Italy peaked at 3.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2022.
That places Italy 124th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.5% | — |
| 1992 | 3.6% | +41.7% |
| 1993 | 3.2% | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | -16.1% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -25.6% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 121 Dominican Republic 1.0% compare
- 122 Austria 1.0% compare
- 123 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.0% compare
- 125 New Caledonia 0.9% compare
- 126 Ireland 0.9% compare
- 127 Latvia 0.9% compare
More work & labour data for Italy
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6708 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6794 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.662 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0094 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 44,671 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 10,422 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 17,512 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 17,865 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 35,377 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Italy?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Italy was 1.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Italy ranks 124th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.