Number of paid employees in Italy

Italy: Number of paid employees was 17,860 in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
17,860
Change on year
down 33.2%
World rank
28th
of 80 countries
All-time high
28,048
in 2007
All-time low
17,860
in 2020
Years of data
14
2007–2020

Number of paid employees in Italy, 2007–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k2007201320202007: 28.0k2008: 27.7k2009: 26.8k2010: 25.3k2011: 24.7k2012: 24.2k2013: 22.9k2014: 24.9k2015: 23.2k2016: 26.6k2017: 28.0k2018: 27.4k2019: 26.7k2020: 17.9k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Italy recorded 17,860 for number of paid employees in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.2% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees in Italy peaked at 28,048 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 17,860, in 2020.

That places Italy 28th out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27,543 26,847 28,048 3
2010s 25,379 22,906 27,977 10
2020s 17,860 17,860 17,860 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 25 Bangladesh 18,763 compare
  2. 26 Sri Lanka 18,748 compare
  3. 27 Portugal 18,587 compare
  4. 29 United Kingdom 17,327 compare
  5. 30 Slovenia 16,299 compare
  6. 31 France 15,537 compare

See the full ranking of 80 places β†’

More reference data data for Italy

All data for Italy β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees in Italy?
Number of paid employees in Italy was 17,860 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 28,048 in 2007.
What is the lowest number of paid employees recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 17,860 in 2020.
How does Italy rank for number of paid employees?
Italy ranks 28th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is number of paid employees rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. 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 Number of paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,007 data points, 2000–2022
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