Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Italy
Italy: Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity was 0.8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.8
Change on year
down 27.3%
World rank
20th
of 35 countries
All-time high
3.8
in 2018
All-time low
0.8
in 2025
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Italy, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Italy stood at 0.8. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 27.3% on the previous year and down 72.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Italy peaked at 3.8 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8, in 2025.
Italy ranks 20th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.2 | — |
| 2009 | 2 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 2.1 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 2.3 | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 2.4 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.6 | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 2.9 | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 3.1 | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 3.5 | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 3.8 | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 3.4 | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 3.1 | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 1.4 | -54.8% |
| 2022 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.2 | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
| 2025 | 0.8 | -27.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1 | 2 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.85 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 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 precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Italy?
- Precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Italy was 0.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8 in 2018.
- What is the lowest precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 2025.
- How does Italy rank for precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity?
- Italy ranks 20th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.4%. 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 Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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