Share in informal employment female in Italy

Italy: Share in informal employment female was 4.21 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4.21
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
57th
of 80 countries
All-time high
6.03
in 2019
All-time low
3.73
in 2009
Years of data
17
2007–2023

Share in informal employment female in Italy, 2007–2023

02462007201520232007: 42008: 42009: 3.72010: 42011: 5.82012: 62013: 5.52014: 5.32015: 5.72016: 5.62017: 5.22018: 5.92019: 62020: 5.92021: 5.52022: 4.22023: 4.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Italy recorded 4.21 for share in informal employment female in 2023.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share in informal employment female in Italy peaked at 6.03 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.73, in 2009.

Italy ranks 57th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Share in informal employment female in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Share in informal employment female in Italy, 2007 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2007 4.04
2008 3.98 -1.5%
2009 3.73 -6.3%
2010 3.98 +6.7%
2011 5.81 +46.0%
2012 5.95 +2.4%
2013 5.46 -8.2%
2014 5.33 -2.4%
2015 5.66 +6.2%
2016 5.57 -1.6%
2017 5.19 -6.8%
2018 5.94 +14.5%
2019 6.03 +1.5%
2020 5.93 -1.7%
2021 5.5 -7.3%
2022 4.19 -23.8%
2023 4.21 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.92 3.73 4.04 3
2010s 5.49 3.98 6.03 10
2020s 4.96 4.19 5.93 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 54 Greece 5.87 compare
  2. 55 Portugal 4.73 compare
  3. 56 Luxembourg 4.23 compare
  4. 58 France 3.48 compare
  5. 59 Slovakia 3.46 compare
  6. 60 Czechia 3.2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share in informal employment female in Italy?
Share in informal employment female in Italy was 4.21 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share in informal employment female recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 6.03 in 2019.
What is the lowest share in informal employment female recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 3.73 in 2009.
How does Italy rank for share in informal employment female?
Italy ranks 57th out of 80 countries with data for 2023.
Is share in informal employment female rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in informal employment female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share in informal employment female
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,095 data points, 2000–2024
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