Informal employment, male in Italy
Italy: Informal employment, male was 10.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Informal employment, male in Italy, 2014–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male non-agricultural employment.
Analysis
In 2024, informal employment, male in Italy stood at 10.7%.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 284.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment, male in Italy peaked at 11.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2014.
That places Italy 20th out of 45 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Informal employment, male in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of total male non-agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2.8% | — |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +19.8% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +28.4% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +27.0% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | +130.9% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +23.2% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | -4.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 10.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.3%, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Italy's 10.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.3%, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.8% | 5.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 4.8% | 11.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More work & labour data for Italy
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- 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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Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment, male in Italy?
- Informal employment, male in Italy was 10.7% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest informal employment, male recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest informal employment, male recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2014.
- How does Italy rank for informal employment, male?
- Italy ranks 20th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is informal employment, male rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 284.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Informal employment, male (% of total male non-agricultural employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator shows the share of workers at working age in informal employment in non-agricultural activities out of total employment in non-agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises workers whose main or secondary jobs are informal. For own-account workers and employers, informality is determined by enterprise characteristics (unincorporated, market-based, and unregistered); for contributing family workers, it is determined by the absence of written contracts and lack of coverage under labor legislation; and for employees, it is determined by whether the employment relationship is not subject to national labor legislation, income taxation, or social protection. The data are based on the statistical standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS).