Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Italy
Italy: Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies was 60.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Italy, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Italy is 60.7, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Italy peaked at 60.7 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 53.9, in 2013.
That places Italy 33rd out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 54.6 | — |
| 2011 | 54.7 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 54.8 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 53.9 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 54.1 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 54.8 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 55.6 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 56.7 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 57.1 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 57.6 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 56.4 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 56.3 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 58.5 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 59.6 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 60.5 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 60.7 | +0.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 60.7 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.25, 81% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Italy's 60.7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 75.5, 80% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55.39 | 53.9 | 57.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.67 | 56.3 | 60.7 | 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 employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Italy?
- Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Italy was 60.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 60.7 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9 in 2013.
- How does Italy rank for employment rates by sex, age and other typologies?
- Italy ranks 33rd out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by sex, age and other typologies rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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