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Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Italy

Italy: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban was 0.8% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
43rd
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2016
All-time low
0.8%
in 2001
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Italy, 1992–2016

00.20.40.60.81992200420161992: 0.792 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1993: 0.8 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1994: 0.802 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1995: 0.794 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1996: 0.79 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1997: 0.798 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1998: 0.793 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.79 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2000: 0.786 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.783 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.785 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.785 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.787 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.804 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.815 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.808 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.821 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.791 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.795 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.801 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.806 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.809 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.82 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.826 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.826 % of urban workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Italy is 0.8%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Italy peaked at 0.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2001.

That places Italy 43rd out of 86 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Italy, year by year

Year % of urban workers in the industrial sector Change
1992 0.8% —
1993 0.8% +0.9%
1994 0.8% +0.3%
1995 0.8% -1.1%
1996 0.8% -0.5%
1997 0.8% +1.0%
1998 0.8% -0.6%
1999 0.8% -0.3%
2000 0.8% -0.6%
2001 0.8% -0.3%
2002 0.8% +0.2%
2003 0.8% -0.1%
2004 0.8% +0.3%
2005 0.8% +2.2%
2006 0.8% +1.4%
2007 0.8% -0.8%
2008 0.8% +1.6%
2009 0.8% -3.7%
2010 0.8% +0.6%
2011 0.8% +0.7%
2012 0.8% +0.7%
2013 0.8% +0.4%
2014 0.8% +1.3%
2015 0.8% +0.8%
2016 0.8% +0.1%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 92% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 0.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 92% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 8
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 40 Tunisia 0.8% compare
  2. 41 Palestine, State of 0.8% compare
  3. 42 Bangladesh 0.8% compare
  4. 44 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8% compare
  5. 45 Iceland 0.8% compare
  6. 46 Jordan 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Italy?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Italy was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2001.
How does Italy rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban?
Italy ranks 43rd out of 86 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of urban workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,159 data points, 1970–2021
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