Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Italy

Italy: Wage workers, aged 25-64 was 0.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
44th
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2016
All-time low
0.7%
in 1987
Years of data
29
1987–2016

Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Italy, 1987–2016

00.20.40.60.81987200120161987: 0.697 % of employed population aged 25-641989: 0.699 % of employed population aged 25-641990: 0.706 % of employed population aged 25-641991: 0.706 % of employed population aged 25-641992: 0.705 % of employed population aged 25-641993: 0.709 % of employed population aged 25-641994: 0.709 % of employed population aged 25-641995: 0.705 % of employed population aged 25-641996: 0.706 % of employed population aged 25-641997: 0.71 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.71 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.715 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.716 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.72 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.726 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.727 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.721 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.744 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.748 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.752 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.761 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.765 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.765 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.767 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.767 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.76 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.764 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.77 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.774 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

In 2016, wage workers, aged 25-64 in Italy stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 25-64 in Italy peaked at 0.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1987.

Italy ranks 44th of 105 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 25-64 in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Italy, 1987 to 2016.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1987 0.7%
1989 0.7% +0.2%
1990 0.7% +1.1%
1991 0.7% -0.0%
1992 0.7% -0.1%
1993 0.7% +0.4%
1994 0.7% +0.0%
1995 0.7% -0.6%
1996 0.7% +0.1%
1997 0.7% +0.6%
1998 0.7% +0.0%
1999 0.7% +0.7%
2000 0.7% +0.1%
2001 0.7% +0.6%
2002 0.7% +0.8%
2003 0.7% +0.1%
2004 0.7% -0.8%
2005 0.7% +3.2%
2006 0.7% +0.6%
2007 0.8% +0.5%
2008 0.8% +1.1%
2009 0.8% +0.5%
2010 0.8% +0.1%
2011 0.8% +0.2%
2012 0.8% +0.0%
2013 0.8% -0.9%
2014 0.8% +0.5%
2015 0.8% +0.7%
2016 0.8% +0.6%

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

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 41 Albania 0.8% compare
  2. 42 Trinidad and Tobago 0.8% compare
  3. 43 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8% compare
  4. 45 Romania 0.8% compare
  5. 46 Chile 0.8% compare
  6. 47 Palestine, State of 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 25-64 in Italy?
Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Italy was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1987.
How does Italy rank for wage workers, aged 25-64?
Italy ranks 44th out of 105 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
105 places, 1,488 data points, 1970–2021
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