Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Italy

Italy: Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data was 1,373 Thousand persons in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1,373 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
10th
of 45 countries
All-time high
3,366 Thousand persons
in 1993
All-time low
1,373 Thousand persons
in 2020
Years of data
28
1993–2020

Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Italy, 1993–2020

01.0k2.0k3.0k1993200620201993: 3.4k Thousand persons1994: 3.2k Thousand persons1995: 3.0k Thousand persons1996: 2.9k Thousand persons1997: 2.8k Thousand persons1998: 2.8k Thousand persons1999: 2.7k Thousand persons2000: 2.6k Thousand persons2001: 2.4k Thousand persons2002: 2.3k Thousand persons2003: 2.2k Thousand persons2004: 2.2k Thousand persons2005: 2.0k Thousand persons2006: 1.9k Thousand persons2007: 1.8k Thousand persons2008: 1.8k Thousand persons2009: 1.7k Thousand persons2010: 1.7k Thousand persons2011: 1.6k Thousand persons2012: 1.7k Thousand persons2013: 1.6k Thousand persons2014: 1.6k Thousand persons2015: 1.6k Thousand persons2016: 1.6k Thousand persons2017: 1.5k Thousand persons2018: 1.5k Thousand persons2019: 1.5k Thousand persons2020: 1.4k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Italy recorded 1,373 Thousand persons for employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Italy peaked at 3,366 Thousand persons in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1,373 Thousand persons, in 2020.

That places Italy 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data (1992–2020) in Italy, 1993 to 2020.
Year Thousand persons Change
1993 3,366 Thousand persons
1994 3,164 Thousand persons -6.0%
1995 3,047 Thousand persons -3.7%
1996 2,949 Thousand persons -3.2%
1997 2,830 Thousand persons -4.0%
1998 2,784 Thousand persons -1.6%
1999 2,655 Thousand persons -4.6%
2000 2,569 Thousand persons -3.2%
2001 2,376 Thousand persons -7.5%
2002 2,267 Thousand persons -4.6%
2003 2,214 Thousand persons -2.3%
2004 2,166 Thousand persons -2.2%
2005 2,016 Thousand persons -6.9%
2006 1,926 Thousand persons -4.5%
2007 1,828 Thousand persons -5.1%
2008 1,832 Thousand persons +0.2%
2009 1,725 Thousand persons -5.8%
2010 1,680 Thousand persons -2.6%
2011 1,622 Thousand persons -3.5%
2012 1,711 Thousand persons +5.5%
2013 1,627 Thousand persons -4.9%
2014 1,622 Thousand persons -0.3%
2015 1,555 Thousand persons -4.1%
2016 1,571 Thousand persons +1.0%
2017 1,539 Thousand persons -2.0%
2018 1,504 Thousand persons -2.3%
2019 1,498 Thousand persons -0.4%
2020 1,373 Thousand persons -8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,971 Thousand persons 2,655 Thousand persons 3,366 Thousand persons 7
2000s 2,092 Thousand persons 1,725 Thousand persons 2,569 Thousand persons 10
2010s 1,593 Thousand persons 1,498 Thousand persons 1,711 Thousand persons 10
2020s 1,373 Thousand persons 1,373 Thousand persons 1,373 Thousand persons 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 7 Netherlands 1,461 Thousand persons compare
  2. 7 Netherlands 1,461 Thousand persons compare
  3. 9 Spain 1,432 Thousand persons compare
  4. 11 Poland 1,099 Thousand persons compare
  5. 11 Poland 1,099 Thousand persons compare
  6. 13 Romania 607 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Italy?
Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Italy was 1,373 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 3,366 Thousand persons in 1993.
What is the lowest employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 1,373 Thousand persons in 2020.
How does Italy rank for employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data?
Italy ranks 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
Is employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data (1992–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data (1992–2020)
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 1,183 data points, 1992–2020
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