Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in Italy
Italy: Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children was 2.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in Italy, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in Italy is 2.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 27.8% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in Italy peaked at 5.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2012.
Italy ranks 41st of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.9% | — |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +23.5% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +26.7% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +155.6% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | -12.2% |
| 2025 | 2.6% | -27.8% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 2.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.1%, 32% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Italy's 2.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.2%, 28% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +155.6% | 1.8% | 4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 2.6% | 5.1% | 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 employed adults working from home by number of children in Italy?
- Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in Italy was 2.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2012.
- How does Italy rank for percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children?
- Italy ranks 41st out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children and age of youngest child. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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