Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Italy

Italy: Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition was 0.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
27th
of 27 countries
All-time high
1.2
in 2008
All-time low
0.5
in 2024
Years of data
20
2006–2025

Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Italy, 2006–2025

00.250.50.7511.22006201520252006: 1.12007: 1.12008: 1.22009: 12010: 0.92011: 0.82012: 0.82013: 0.72014: 0.72015: 0.82016: 0.72017: 0.92018: 0.72019: 0.72020: 0.82021: 0.92022: 0.62023: 0.62024: 0.52025: 0.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Italy stood at 0.5. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Italy peaked at 1.2 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 2024.

Italy ranks 27th of 27 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Italy, 2006 to 2025.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 24 Greece 1.4 compare
  2. 24 Spain 1.4 compare
  3. 26 Croatia 0.8 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Italy?
Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Italy was 0.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest percentage of persons having a second job by household composition recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 1.2 in 2008.
What is the lowest percentage of persons having a second job by household composition recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2024.
How does Italy rank for percentage of persons having a second job by household composition?
Italy ranks 27th out of 27 countries with data for 2025.
Is percentage of persons having a second job by household composition 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 persons having a second job by household composition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
30 places, 483 data points, 2006–2025
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