Public employment in Italy
Italy: Public employment was 24,916 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public employment in Italy, 2005–2023
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Italy recorded 24,916 for public employment in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public employment in Italy peaked at 25,023 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 17,960, in 2005.
That places Italy 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Public employment in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17,960 | — |
| 2006 | 18,357 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 18,640 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 25,023 | +34.2% |
| 2009 | 24,336 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 24,130 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 24,162 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 23,830 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 23,250 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 23,298 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 23,440 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 23,758 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 23,945 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 24,125 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 24,137 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21,451 | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 23,511 | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 24,387 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 24,916 | +2.2% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 24,916 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,043, 8.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Italy's 24,916 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,278, 7.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public employment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +34.2% | 18,640 | 25,023 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20,863 | 17,960 | 25,023 | 5 |
| 2010s | 23,808 | 23,250 | 24,162 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,566 | 21,451 | 24,916 | 4 |
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 public employment in Italy?
- Public employment in Italy was 24,916 in 2023, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest public employment recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 25,023 in 2008.
- What is the lowest public employment recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,960 in 2005.
- How does Italy rank for public employment?
- Italy ranks 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public employment rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Public employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The total public sector employment covers all employment of general government sector as defined in System of National Accounts 1993 plus employment of publicly owned enterprises and companies, resident and operating at central, state (or regional) and local levels of government. It covers all persons employed directly by those institutions, without regard for the particular type of employment contract. See the working paper: Statistics on Public Sector Employment: Methodology, Structures and Trends. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.