Share of public paid employees with social security in Italy

Italy: Share of public paid employees with social security was 0.9058 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.9058
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
33rd
of 43 countries
All-time high
0.989
in 2013
All-time low
0.9058
in 2020
Years of data
14
2007–2020

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

00.20.40.60.812007201320202007: 0.9652008: 0.9652009: 0.9772010: 0.9832011: 0.9772012: 0.9782013: 0.9892014: 0.9682015: 0.9592016: 0.932017: 0.9312018: 0.9082019: 0.9172020: 0.906

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, share of public paid employees with social security in Italy stood at 0.9058. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of public paid employees with social security in Italy peaked at 0.989 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9058, in 2020.

Italy ranks 33rd of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Share of public paid employees with social security in Italy, 2007 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2007 0.9646
2008 0.9653 +0.1%
2009 0.977 +1.2%
2010 0.9826 +0.6%
2011 0.9769 -0.6%
2012 0.9782 +0.1%
2013 0.989 +1.1%
2014 0.968 -2.1%
2015 0.9587 -1.0%
2016 0.9299 -3.0%
2017 0.9309 +0.1%
2018 0.9083 -2.4%
2019 0.9166 +0.9%
2020 0.9058 -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.969 0.9646 0.977 3
2010s 0.9539 0.9083 0.989 10
2020s 0.9058 0.9058 0.9058 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 30 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9309 compare
  2. 31 Chile 0.9115 compare
  3. 32 Estonia 0.9071 compare
  4. 34 Argentina 0.8963 compare
  5. 35 Guatemala 0.8418 compare
  6. 36 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.8281

See the full ranking of 43 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of public paid employees with social security in Italy?
Share of public paid employees with social security in Italy was 0.9058 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of public paid employees with social security recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.989 in 2013.
What is the lowest share of public paid employees with social security recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9058 in 2020.
How does Italy rank for share of public paid employees with social security?
Italy ranks 33rd out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of public paid employees with social security rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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 public paid employees with social security. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of public paid employees with social security
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
43 places, 545 data points, 2000–2021
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