Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Italy

Italy: Employment rate, aged 15-64, total was 0.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
94th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2003
All-time low
0.8%
in 2016
Years of data
29
1987–2016

Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Italy, 1987–2016

00.20.40.60.811987200120161987: 0.892 % of total labor force in working age1989: 0.89 % of total labor force in working age1990: 0.902 % of total labor force in working age1991: 0.898 % of total labor force in working age1992: 0.906 % of total labor force in working age1993: 0.898 % of total labor force in working age1994: 0.889 % of total labor force in working age1995: 0.883 % of total labor force in working age1996: 0.881 % of total labor force in working age1997: 0.88 % of total labor force in working age1998: 0.878 % of total labor force in working age1999: 0.883 % of total labor force in working age2000: 0.891 % of total labor force in working age2001: 0.903 % of total labor force in working age2002: 0.907 % of total labor force in working age2003: 0.911 % of total labor force in working age2004: 0.873 % of total labor force in working age2005: 0.884 % of total labor force in working age2006: 0.892 % of total labor force in working age2007: 0.909 % of total labor force in working age2008: 0.902 % of total labor force in working age2009: 0.883 % of total labor force in working age2010: 0.883 % of total labor force in working age2011: 0.868 % of total labor force in working age2012: 0.858 % of total labor force in working age2013: 0.852 % of total labor force in working age2014: 0.839 % of total labor force in working age2015: 0.831 % of total labor force in working age2016: 0.82 % of total labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total labor force in working age.

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.8% for employment rate, aged 15-64, total in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Italy peaked at 0.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2016.

That places Italy 94th out of 111 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age) in Italy, 1987 to 2016.
Year % of total labor force in working age Change
1987 0.9%
1989 0.9% -0.3%
1990 0.9% +1.3%
1991 0.9% -0.3%
1992 0.9% +0.9%
1993 0.9% -0.9%
1994 0.9% -1.0%
1995 0.9% -0.6%
1996 0.9% -0.3%
1997 0.9% -0.1%
1998 0.9% -0.2%
1999 0.9% +0.5%
2000 0.9% +1.0%
2001 0.9% +1.4%
2002 0.9% +0.4%
2003 0.9% +0.4%
2004 0.9% -4.2%
2005 0.9% +1.3%
2006 0.9% +1.0%
2007 0.9% +1.9%
2008 0.9% -0.8%
2009 0.9% -2.0%
2010 0.9% -0.0%
2011 0.9% -1.7%
2012 0.9% -1.1%
2013 0.9% -0.7%
2014 0.8% -1.6%
2015 0.8% -1.0%
2016 0.8% -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 91 Portugal 0.8% compare
  2. 92 Bulgaria 0.8% compare
  3. 93 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8% compare
  4. 95 Tunisia 0.8% compare
  5. 96 Namibia 0.8% compare
  6. 97 Cyprus 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Italy?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Italy was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2003.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
How does Italy rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, total?
Italy ranks 94th out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age)
Unit
% of total labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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