Employed persons working: % of total employment … home in Italy
Italy: Employed persons working: % of total employment … home was 5.5 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Italy, 1992–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Italy recorded 5.5 for employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in 2025.
That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and up 450.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Italy peaked at 7.6 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9, in 2014.
That places Italy 35th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Employed persons working: % of total employment … home in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.8 | — |
| 1993 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.5 | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.6 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 2.6 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 2.9 | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 3.1 | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 2.8 | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.5 | -46.4% |
| 2005 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.6 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 1.5 | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 1.3 | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2 | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9 | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3 | +18.2% |
| 2019 | 1.1 | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 1.4 | +27.3% |
| 2021 | 6.6 | +371.4% |
| 2022 | 7 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 7.6 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 6.6 | -13.2% |
| 2025 | 5.5 | -16.7% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 5.5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.9, 50% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Italy's 5.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.4, 44% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employed persons working: % of total employment … home in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +371.4% | 1.4 | 6.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.05 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.78 | 1.4 | 7.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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 employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Italy?
- Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Italy was 5.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons working from home by professional status - % of recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6 in 2023.
- What is the lowest employed persons working from home by professional status - % of recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 in 2014.
- How does Italy rank for employed persons working from home by professional status - % of?
- Italy ranks 35th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons working from home by professional status - % of rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 450.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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