Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Italy
Italy: Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita was 40.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Italy, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Italy stood at 40.8%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Italy peaked at 41.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 1994.
That places Italy 148th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.0% | — |
| 1991 | 35.5% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 33.9% | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 33.3% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 33.1% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 33.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 33.8% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 34.0% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 34.5% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 35.2% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 35.4% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 35.9% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 36.3% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 36.8% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 38.1% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 37.8% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 37.7% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 38.4% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 37.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 38.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 39.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 39.7% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 39.4% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 40.1% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 40.6% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 40.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 40.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 39.5% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 39.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 40.5% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 41.0% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 40.8% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.1% | 33.1% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.2% | 35.4% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 37.9% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 39.5% | 41.3% | 6 |
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- 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)
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- 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 female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Italy?
- Female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Italy was 40.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 1994.
- How does Italy rank for female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Italy ranks 148th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).