Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Italy

Italy: Wage workers, aged 15-64, female was 0.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
41st
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2010
All-time low
0.7%
in 1987
Years of data
29
1987–2016

Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Italy, 1987–2016

00.20.40.60.81987200120161987: 0.742 % of female employed population in working age1989: 0.754 % of female employed population in working age1990: 0.766 % of female employed population in working age1991: 0.764 % of female employed population in working age1992: 0.76 % of female employed population in working age1993: 0.767 % of female employed population in working age1994: 0.765 % of female employed population in working age1995: 0.764 % of female employed population in working age1996: 0.77 % of female employed population in working age1997: 0.773 % of female employed population in working age1998: 0.778 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.781 % of female employed population in working age2000: 0.786 % of female employed population in working age2001: 0.791 % of female employed population in working age2002: 0.794 % of female employed population in working age2003: 0.796 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.787 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.809 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.819 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.82 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.826 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.832 % of female employed population in working age2010: 0.833 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.829 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.832 % of female employed population in working age2013: 0.821 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.823 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.825 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.829 % of female employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Italy stood at 0.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Italy peaked at 0.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1987.

That places Italy 41st out of 106 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Italy, 1987 to 2016.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1987 0.7%
1989 0.8% +1.7%
1990 0.8% +1.6%
1991 0.8% -0.3%
1992 0.8% -0.5%
1993 0.8% +1.0%
1994 0.8% -0.2%
1995 0.8% -0.2%
1996 0.8% +0.8%
1997 0.8% +0.4%
1998 0.8% +0.7%
1999 0.8% +0.3%
2000 0.8% +0.7%
2001 0.8% +0.6%
2002 0.8% +0.5%
2003 0.8% +0.2%
2004 0.8% -1.1%
2005 0.8% +2.7%
2006 0.8% +1.2%
2007 0.8% +0.1%
2008 0.8% +0.8%
2009 0.8% +0.6%
2010 0.8% +0.2%
2011 0.8% -0.5%
2012 0.8% +0.4%
2013 0.8% -1.3%
2014 0.8% +0.3%
2015 0.8% +0.2%
2016 0.8% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 2
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 10
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 38 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9% compare
  2. 39 North Macedonia 0.9% compare
  3. 40 Poland 0.9% compare
  4. 42 Kosovo 0.8% compare
  5. 42 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.8% compare
  6. 44 Namibia 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Italy?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Italy was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1987.
How does Italy rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, female?
Italy ranks 41st out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Wage workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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