Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Italy

Italy: Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees was 13.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
13.5%
Change on year
down 8.2%
World rank
13th
of 45 countries
All-time high
17.0%
in 2018
All-time low
7.2%
in 1995
Years of data
31
1995–2025

Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Italy, 1995–2025

0510151995201020251995: 7.2 Percentage1996: 7.4 Percentage1997: 7.9 Percentage1998: 8.5 Percentage1999: 9.8 Percentage2000: 10.1 Percentage2001: 9.5 Percentage2002: 9.9 Percentage2003: 9.5 Percentage2004: 11.9 Percentage2005: 12.2 Percentage2006: 13.1 Percentage2007: 13.2 Percentage2008: 13.3 Percentage2009: 12.4 Percentage2010: 12.7 Percentage2011: 13.3 Percentage2012: 13.8 Percentage2013: 13.2 Percentage2014: 13.6 Percentage2015: 14 Percentage2016: 14 Percentage2017: 15.4 Percentage2018: 17 Percentage2019: 16.9 Percentage2020: 15 Percentage2021: 16.4 Percentage2022: 16.8 Percentage2023: 16 Percentage2024: 14.7 Percentage2025: 13.5 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Italy recorded 13.5% for temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Italy peaked at 17.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1995.

Italy ranks 13th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Italy, 1995 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
1995 7.2%
1996 7.4% +2.8%
1997 7.9% +6.8%
1998 8.5% +7.6%
1999 9.8% +15.3%
2000 10.1% +3.1%
2001 9.5% -5.9%
2002 9.9% +4.2%
2003 9.5% -4.0%
2004 11.9% +25.3%
2005 12.2% +2.5%
2006 13.1% +7.4%
2007 13.2% +0.8%
2008 13.3% +0.8%
2009 12.4% -6.8%
2010 12.7% +2.4%
2011 13.3% +4.7%
2012 13.8% +3.8%
2013 13.2% -4.3%
2014 13.6% +3.0%
2015 14.0% +2.9%
2016 14.0% +0.0%
2017 15.4% +10.0%
2018 17.0% +10.4%
2019 16.9% -0.6%
2020 15.0% -11.2%
2021 16.4% +9.3%
2022 16.8% +2.4%
2023 16.0% -4.8%
2024 14.7% -8.1%
2025 13.5% -8.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.2% 7.2% 9.8% 5
2000s 11.5% 9.5% 13.3% 10
2010s 14.4% 12.7% 17.0% 10
2020s 15.4% 13.5% 16.8% 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 10 Portugal 15.1% compare
  2. 11 Finland 14.6% compare
  3. 12 Cyprus 14.4% compare
  4. 14 Sweden 13.3% compare
  5. 15 Switzerland 13.1% compare
  6. 16 Denmark 12.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Italy?
Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Italy was 13.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2018.
What is the lowest temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1995.
How does Italy rank for temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees?
Italy ranks 13th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
Is temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 1,280 data points, 1995–2025
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