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

Italy: Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data was 1,321 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1,321 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
7th
of 43 countries
All-time high
1,720 Thousand persons
in 2009
All-time low
1,321 Thousand persons
in 2025
Years of data
17
2009–2025

Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Italy, 2009–2025

05001.0k1.5k2009201720252009: 1.7k Thousand persons2010: 1.7k Thousand persons2011: 1.6k Thousand persons2012: 1.7k Thousand persons2013: 1.6k Thousand persons2014: 1.6k Thousand persons2015: 1.5k Thousand persons2016: 1.6k Thousand persons2017: 1.5k Thousand persons2018: 1.5k Thousand persons2019: 1.5k Thousand persons2020: 1.4k Thousand persons2021: 1.4k Thousand persons2022: 1.5k Thousand persons2023: 1.5k Thousand persons2024: 1.4k Thousand persons2025: 1.3k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

In 2025, employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Italy stood at 1,321 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Italy peaked at 1,720 Thousand persons in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,321 Thousand persons, in 2025.

That places Italy 7th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 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 in Italy, 2009 to 2025.
Year Thousand persons Change
2009 1,720 Thousand persons
2010 1,678 Thousand persons -2.4%
2011 1,621 Thousand persons -3.4%
2012 1,708 Thousand persons +5.4%
2013 1,620 Thousand persons -5.2%
2014 1,607 Thousand persons -0.8%
2015 1,536 Thousand persons -4.4%
2016 1,550 Thousand persons +0.9%
2017 1,518 Thousand persons -2.1%
2018 1,503 Thousand persons -1.0%
2019 1,498 Thousand persons -0.3%
2020 1,367 Thousand persons -8.7%
2021 1,439 Thousand persons +5.3%
2022 1,502 Thousand persons +4.4%
2023 1,528 Thousand persons +1.7%
2024 1,441 Thousand persons -5.7%
2025 1,321 Thousand persons -8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,720 Thousand persons 1,720 Thousand persons 1,720 Thousand persons 1
2010s 1,584 Thousand persons 1,498 Thousand persons 1,708 Thousand persons 10
2020s 1,433 Thousand persons 1,321 Thousand persons 1,528 Thousand persons 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 4 Spain 1,823 Thousand persons compare
  2. 5 Netherlands 1,807 Thousand persons compare
  3. 5 Netherlands 1,807 Thousand persons compare
  4. 8 Poland 1,118 Thousand persons compare
  5. 8 Poland 1,118 Thousand persons compare
  6. 10 Sweden 698 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 1,321 Thousand persons in 2025, 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 1,720 Thousand persons in 2009.
What is the lowest employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 1,321 Thousand persons in 2025.
How does Italy rank for employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data?
Italy ranks 7th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
Is employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
46 places, 771 data points, 2003–2025
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