Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Italy

Italy: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force was 25,790 Persons in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
25,790 Persons
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
6th
of 33 countries
All-time high
26,764 Persons
in 2020
All-time low
24,716 Persons
in 2004
Years of data
28
1998–2025

Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Italy, 1998–2025

010.0k20.0k30.0k1998201120251998: 25.3k Persons1999: 25.2k Persons2000: 25.2k Persons2001: 25.2k Persons2002: 25.1k Persons2003: 25.0k Persons2004: 24.7k Persons2005: 25.2k Persons2006: 25.3k Persons2007: 25.6k Persons2008: 25.7k Persons2009: 26.2k Persons2010: 26.4k Persons2011: 26.6k Persons2012: 26.2k Persons2013: 26.5k Persons2014: 26.5k Persons2015: 26.6k Persons2016: 26.3k Persons2017: 26.1k Persons2018: 26.1k Persons2019: 26.1k Persons2020: 26.8k Persons2021: 26.4k Persons2022: 26.0k Persons2023: 25.7k Persons2024: 25.8k Persons2025: 25.8k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

Italy recorded 25,790 Persons for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Italy peaked at 26,764 Persons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24,716 Persons, in 2004.

Italy ranks 6th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25,272 Persons 25,238 Persons 25,306 Persons 2
2000s 25,316 Persons 24,716 Persons 26,151 Persons 10
2010s 26,328 Persons 26,052 Persons 26,573 Persons 10
2020s 26,068 Persons 25,658 Persons 26,764 Persons 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 3 Mexico 41,805 Persons compare
  2. 4 Japan 39,622 Persons compare
  3. 5 Germany 27,503 Persons compare
  4. 7 France 23,942 Persons compare
  5. 8 United Kingdom 20,378 Persons compare
  6. 9 Spain 17,839 Persons compare

See the full ranking of 46 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Italy?
Population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Italy was 25,790 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 26,764 Persons in 2020.
What is the lowest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 24,716 Persons in 2004.
How does Italy rank for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
Italy ranks 6th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
Is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
46 places, 1,266 data points, 1955–2025
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The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.