Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Italy
Italy: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 84.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Italy, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Italy is 84.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Italy peaked at 84.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 79.2%, in 1992.
Italy ranks 63rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 80.6% | — |
| 1992 | 79.2% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 79.7% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 79.9% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 79.7% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 80.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 80.3% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 80.5% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 81.0% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 81.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 81.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 80.7% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 81.9% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 82.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 82.6% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 83.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 82.9% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 82.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 83.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 83.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 83.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 83.9% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 84.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 84.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 84.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 84.1% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 84.1% | +0.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 84.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 90.3%, 93% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Italy's 84.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.8%, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.1% | 79.2% | 81.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 81.7% | 80.7% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 82.9% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 84.1% | 84.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 60 Switzerland 84.9% compare
- 61 French Polynesia 84.9% compare
- 62 Tunisia 84.8% compare
- 64 Trinidad and Tobago 83.0% compare
- 65 Malaysia 81.8% compare
- 66 Saint Lucia 81.5% compare
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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Italy?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Italy was 84.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.2% in 1992.
- How does Italy rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Italy ranks 63rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.