Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children in Italy
Italy: Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children was 0.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
37th
of 37 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.
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 37th out of 37 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 in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.1 | — |
| 2007 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 1 | -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 3.15, 16% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1 | 1 | 1.2 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.77 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.65 | 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 37th out of 37 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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