Labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 in Italy

Italy: Labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 was 0.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
55th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2016
All-time low
0.6%
in 1995
Years of data
29
1987–2016

Labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 in Italy, 1987–2016

00.20.40.60.81987200120161987: 0.626 % of labor force aged 25-641989: 0.629 % of labor force aged 25-641990: 0.632 % of labor force aged 25-641991: 0.643 % of labor force aged 25-641992: 0.633 % of labor force aged 25-641993: 0.629 % of labor force aged 25-641994: 0.629 % of labor force aged 25-641995: 0.625 % of labor force aged 25-641996: 0.629 % of labor force aged 25-641997: 0.632 % of labor force aged 25-641998: 0.638 % of labor force aged 25-641999: 0.643 % of labor force aged 25-642000: 0.646 % of labor force aged 25-642001: 0.652 % of labor force aged 25-642002: 0.662 % of labor force aged 25-642003: 0.67 % of labor force aged 25-642004: 0.656 % of labor force aged 25-642005: 0.679 % of labor force aged 25-642006: 0.694 % of labor force aged 25-642007: 0.691 % of labor force aged 25-642008: 0.707 % of labor force aged 25-642009: 0.704 % of labor force aged 25-642010: 0.706 % of labor force aged 25-642011: 0.722 % of labor force aged 25-642012: 0.728 % of labor force aged 25-642013: 0.736 % of labor force aged 25-642014: 0.749 % of labor force aged 25-642015: 0.756 % of labor force aged 25-642016: 0.772 % of labor force aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force aged 25-64.

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.8% for labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 in 2016. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 in Italy peaked at 0.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1995.

Italy ranks 55th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64) in Italy, 1987 to 2016.
Year % of labor force aged 25-64 Change
1987 0.6%
1989 0.6% +0.5%
1990 0.6% +0.6%
1991 0.6% +1.7%
1992 0.6% -1.6%
1993 0.6% -0.6%
1994 0.6% -0.0%
1995 0.6% -0.6%
1996 0.6% +0.6%
1997 0.6% +0.5%
1998 0.6% +1.0%
1999 0.6% +0.8%
2000 0.6% +0.4%
2001 0.7% +1.0%
2002 0.7% +1.5%
2003 0.7% +1.3%
2004 0.7% -2.2%
2005 0.7% +3.6%
2006 0.7% +2.1%
2007 0.7% -0.4%
2008 0.7% +2.4%
2009 0.7% -0.5%
2010 0.7% +0.3%
2011 0.7% +2.3%
2012 0.7% +0.8%
2013 0.7% +1.1%
2014 0.7% +1.8%
2015 0.8% +0.9%
2016 0.8% +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 52 United States 0.8% compare
  2. 53 Poland 0.8% compare
  3. 54 Romania 0.8% compare
  4. 56 Chile 0.8% compare
  5. 57 South Korea 0.8% compare
  6. 58 Indonesia 0.8% compare

See the full ranking of 108 places →

More reference data data for Italy

All data for Italy →

Frequently asked questions

What is labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 in Italy?
Labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 in Italy was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1995.
How does Italy rank for labor force participation rate, aged 25-64?
Italy ranks 55th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 29 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 in Italy. Statizoid. Retrieved 28 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/labor-force-participation-rate-aged-25-64-percent-of-labor-force-aged-25-64/italy/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/labor-force-participation-rate-aged-25-64-percent-of-labor-force-aged-25-64/italy/">Labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 in Italy</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Labor force participation rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64)
Unit
% of labor force aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed