Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and in Italy
Italy: Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and was 0.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 35 countries
All-time high
1.2%
in 2008
All-time low
0.5%
in 2024
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and in Italy, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and in Italy stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and in Italy peaked at 1.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2024.
That places Italy 35th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.1% | — |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +28.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.2%, 16% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.2%, 16% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 6 |
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 percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and in Italy?
- Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and in Italy was 0.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- How does Italy rank for percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and?
- Italy ranks 35th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and age of the youngest child. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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