Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Italy

Italy: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male was 0.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
34th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2015
All-time low
0.0%
in 1987
Years of data
29
1987–2016

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Italy, 1987–2016

00.20.40.60.81987200120161987: 0 % of male employed population in working age1989: 0 % of male employed population in working age1990: 0 % of male employed population in working age1991: 0 % of male employed population in working age1992: 0.667 % of male employed population in working age1993: 0.673 % of male employed population in working age1994: 0.672 % of male employed population in working age1995: 0.665 % of male employed population in working age1996: 0.663 % of male employed population in working age1997: 0.667 % of male employed population in working age1998: 0.665 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.67 % of male employed population in working age2000: 0.668 % of male employed population in working age2001: 0.67 % of male employed population in working age2002: 0.674 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.675 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.663 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.688 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.69 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.697 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.489 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.71 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.705 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.707 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.707 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.7 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.704 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.711 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.71 % of male employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male employed population in working age.

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.7% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in 2016.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Italy peaked at 0.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1987.

Italy ranks 34th of 106 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.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Italy, 1987 to 2016.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1987 0.0%
1989 0.0%
1990 0.0%
1991 0.0%
1992 0.7%
1993 0.7% +0.9%
1994 0.7% -0.1%
1995 0.7% -1.0%
1996 0.7% -0.3%
1997 0.7% +0.6%
1998 0.7% -0.4%
1999 0.7% +0.8%
2000 0.7% -0.3%
2001 0.7% +0.2%
2002 0.7% +0.7%
2003 0.7% +0.1%
2004 0.7% -1.7%
2005 0.7% +3.8%
2006 0.7% +0.3%
2007 0.7% +1.0%
2008 0.5% -29.8%
2009 0.7% +45.2%
2010 0.7% -0.7%
2011 0.7% +0.3%
2012 0.7% -0.1%
2013 0.7% -0.9%
2014 0.7% +0.4%
2015 0.7% +1.0%
2016 0.7% -0.1%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 90% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 0.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 93% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2009 +45.2% 0.5% 0.7%
2008 -29.8% 0.7% 0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2
1990s 0.5% 0.0% 0.7% 10
2000s 0.7% 0.5% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 31 Palestine, State of 0.7% compare
  2. 32 France 0.7% compare
  3. 33 Namibia 0.7% compare
  4. 35 Argentina 0.7% compare
  5. 36 Türkiye 0.7% compare
  6. 37 Tunisia 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Italy?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Italy was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1987.
How does Italy rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male?
Italy ranks 34th out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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