Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Italy
Italy: Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason was 0.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.2
Change on year
down 33.3%
World rank
6th
of 26 countries
All-time high
1
in 2021
All-time low
0.2
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Italy, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Italy is 0.2, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Italy peaked at 1 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 2004.
That places Italy 6th out of 26 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.2 | — |
| 2005 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3 | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4 | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3 | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 | +66.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4 | -60.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3 | -25.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2 | -33.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1, 2.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1, 2.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2667 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.31 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4667 | 0.2 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 4 Latvia 0.3 compare
- 4 Latvia 0.3 compare
- 6 Bulgaria 0.2 compare
- 6 Portugal 0.2 compare
- 9 Belgium 0.1
- 9 Cyprus 0.1 compare
- 9 Germany 0.1 compare
- 9 Finland 0.1 compare
- 9 Croatia 0.1 compare
- 9 Hungary 0.1 compare
- 9 North Macedonia 0.1 compare
- 9 Serbia 0.1 compare
- 9 Sweden 0.1 compare
- 9 Croatia 0.1 compare
- 9 North Macedonia 0.1 compare
- 9 Serbia 0.1 compare
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 persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Italy?
- Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Italy was 0.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2021.
- What is the lowest persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 2004.
- How does Italy rank for persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason?
- Italy ranks 6th out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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