Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Italy
Italy: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 66.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Italy, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Italy is 66.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Italy peaked at 66.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.7%, in 1995.
Italy ranks 112th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60.1% | — |
| 1991 | 60.5% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 58.7% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 58.3% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 57.9% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 57.7% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 58.2% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 58.4% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 59.1% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 59.6% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 59.9% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 60.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 60.9% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 61.6% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 62.9% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 62.5% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 62.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 62.4% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 62.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 62.2% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 63.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 63.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 63.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 64.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 65.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 65.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 65.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 64.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 65.6% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 66.7% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 66.6% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 66.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.8% | 57.7% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.8% | 59.9% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 62.0% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 64.0% | 66.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Italy?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Italy was 66.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.7% in 1995.
- How does Italy rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Italy ranks 112th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.