Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Italy

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

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
47th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2016
All-time low
0.7%
in 1987
Years of data
29
1987–2016

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

00.20.40.60.81987200120161987: 0.713 % of total employed population in working age1989: 0.717 % of total employed population in working age1990: 0.725 % of total employed population in working age1991: 0.724 % of total employed population in working age1992: 0.719 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.723 % of total employed population in working age1994: 0.722 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.716 % of total employed population in working age1996: 0.717 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.72 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.721 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.725 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.726 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.729 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.733 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.735 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.73 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.753 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.757 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.76 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.766 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.77 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.769 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.769 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.77 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.763 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.767 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.772 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.777 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Italy is 0.8%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Italy peaked at 0.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1987.

Italy ranks 47th of 107 countries on this measure, 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, total in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Italy, 1987 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1987 0.7%
1989 0.7% +0.6%
1990 0.7% +1.0%
1991 0.7% -0.2%
1992 0.7% -0.6%
1993 0.7% +0.5%
1994 0.7% -0.2%
1995 0.7% -0.8%
1996 0.7% +0.2%
1997 0.7% +0.4%
1998 0.7% +0.1%
1999 0.7% +0.6%
2000 0.7% +0.1%
2001 0.7% +0.4%
2002 0.7% +0.6%
2003 0.7% +0.2%
2004 0.7% -0.6%
2005 0.8% +3.1%
2006 0.8% +0.5%
2007 0.8% +0.4%
2008 0.8% +0.8%
2009 0.8% +0.5%
2010 0.8% -0.1%
2011 0.8% -0.0%
2012 0.8% +0.1%
2013 0.8% -0.9%
2014 0.8% +0.5%
2015 0.8% +0.7%
2016 0.8% +0.7%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Italy?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Italy was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1987.
How does Italy rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Italy ranks 47th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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