Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Italy
Italy: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment was 18.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Italy, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Italy is 18.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Italy peaked at 23.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2024.
That places Italy 15th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.1% | — |
| 2001 | 22.8% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 21.8% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 21.0% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 18.2% | -0.8% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 18.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.5%, 1.9× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Italy's 18.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.2%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.5% | 19.3% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 18.2% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 18.2% | 18.8% | 5 |
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 manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Italy?
- Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Italy was 18.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2024.
- How does Italy rank for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Italy ranks 15th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%).