Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment in Italy
Italy: Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment was 86.53 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment in Italy, 1983–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
Analysis
In 2025, employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment in Italy stood at 86.53 Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment in Italy peaked at 95.49 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 1986 and was at its lowest, 83.04 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, in 2018.
That places Italy 26th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population in the same subgroup | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 93.39 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | — |
| 1984 | 94.94 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 95.23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 95.49 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 94.63 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 94.24 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 93.69 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 94.78 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 94.61 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 92.49 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 94.02 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 92.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 92.78 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 92.54 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 91.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 91.51 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 90.21 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 89.89 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 90.24 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 90.14 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 90.14 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 88.19 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 87.79 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 86.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 86.84 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 86.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 87.55 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 87.32 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 86.72 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 86.22 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 86.83 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 86.43 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 85.97 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 85.99 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 83.04 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 83.09 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 84.98 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 83.56 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 83.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 83.97 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 85.31 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 86.53 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94.52 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 93.39 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 95.49 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 7 |
| 1990s | 92.75 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 90.21 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 94.78 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.44 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 86.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 90.24 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.62 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 83.04 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 87.32 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.59 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 83.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 86.53 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 23 Denmark 87.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 24 Switzerland 86.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 25 Sweden 86.66 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 27 Japan 85.77 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 28 Cyprus 85.58 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 29 Portugal 84.94 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 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 employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment in Italy?
- Employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment in Italy was 86.53 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 95.49 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 1986.
- What is the lowest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.04 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2018.
- How does Italy rank for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment?
- Italy ranks 26th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains incidences and gender composition of temporary employment with standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total). Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment. Data are reported for employees. Temporary employees are wage and salary workers whose job has a pre-determined termination date as opposed to permanent employees whose job is of unlimited duration. They include: i) persons with a seasonal job; ii) persons engaged by an employment agency or business and hired out to a third party for carrying out a “work mission”; iii) persons with specific training contracts (including apprentices, trainees, research assistants, probationary period of a contract, etc.). Country-specific exceptions to this generic definition may be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates