Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Italy

Italy: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural was 0.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
41st
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2002
All-time low
0.2%
in 1998
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Italy, 1992–2016

00.10.20.30.41992200420161992: 0.16 % of rural employed population in working age1993: 0.159 % of rural employed population in working age1994: 0.163 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.159 % of rural employed population in working age1996: 0.196 % of rural employed population in working age1997: 0.157 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.156 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.169 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.177 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.177 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.375 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.18 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.174 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.171 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.173 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.187 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.202 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.223 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.197 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.199 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.197 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.217 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.208 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.214 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.215 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Italy is 0.2%, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Italy peaked at 0.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1998.

Italy ranks 41st of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Italy, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1992 0.2%
1993 0.2% -0.6%
1994 0.2% +2.2%
1995 0.2% -2.6%
1996 0.2% +23.7%
1997 0.2% -20.0%
1998 0.2% -0.6%
1999 0.2% +8.1%
2000 0.2% +5.0%
2001 0.2% -0.4%
2002 0.4% +112.3%
2003 0.2% -52.0%
2004 0.2% -3.6%
2005 0.2% -1.6%
2006 0.2% +1.4%
2007 0.2% +8.1%
2008 0.2% +7.6%
2009 0.2% +10.6%
2010 0.2% -11.8%
2011 0.2% +1.3%
2012 0.2% -1.1%
2013 0.2% +10.1%
2014 0.2% -4.0%
2015 0.2% +2.9%
2016 0.2% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 8
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Italy?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Italy was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2002.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
How does Italy rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural?
Italy ranks 41st out of 76 countries with data for 2016.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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 Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,013 data points, 1980–2021
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