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. Measured in Percentage.
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 | Percentage | 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55.4% | 53.9% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.7% | 56.3% | 60.7% | 6 |
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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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