Share of private paid employees with social security in Italy

Italy: Share of private paid employees with social security was 0.9023 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.9023
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
21st
of 44 countries
All-time high
0.9812
in 2013
All-time low
0.8782
in 2019
Years of data
14
2007–2020

Share of private paid employees with social security in Italy, 2007–2020

00.20.40.60.812007201320202007: 0.952008: 0.9572009: 0.9752010: 0.9712011: 0.9722012: 0.9742013: 0.9812014: 0.9582015: 0.9532016: 0.8912017: 0.9022018: 0.8782019: 0.8782020: 0.902

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of private paid employees with social security in Italy is 0.9023, measured in 2020.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of private paid employees with social security in Italy peaked at 0.9812 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8782, in 2019.

That places Italy 21st out of 44 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.

Share of private paid employees with social security in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Share of private paid employees with social security in Italy, 2007 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2007 0.9502
2008 0.9568 +0.7%
2009 0.9754 +2.0%
2010 0.971 -0.5%
2011 0.9717 +0.1%
2012 0.9743 +0.3%
2013 0.9812 +0.7%
2014 0.9578 -2.4%
2015 0.9528 -0.5%
2016 0.8906 -6.5%
2017 0.9017 +1.3%
2018 0.8783 -2.6%
2019 0.8782 -0.0%
2020 0.9023 +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9608 0.9502 0.9754 3
2010s 0.9358 0.8782 0.9812 10
2020s 0.9023 0.9023 0.9023 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 18 Latvia 0.9376 compare
  2. 19 France 0.9329 compare
  3. 20 Serbia 0.9306 compare
  4. 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8781 compare
  5. 23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8734 compare
  6. 24 Republic of Moldova 0.8566 compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of private paid employees with social security in Italy?
Share of private paid employees with social security in Italy was 0.9023 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of private paid employees with social security recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.9812 in 2013.
What is the lowest share of private paid employees with social security recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8782 in 2019.
How does Italy rank for share of private paid employees with social security?
Italy ranks 21st out of 44 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of private paid employees with social security rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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 Share of private paid employees with social security. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of private paid employees with social security
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
44 places, 556 data points, 2000–2021
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