Working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Italy

Italy: Working-age population, aged 15-64, total was 0.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
70th
of 112 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1991
All-time low
0.6%
in 2015
Years of data
29
1987–2016

Working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Italy, 1987–2016

00.20.40.61987200120161987: 0.68 % of total population1989: 0.68 % of total population1990: 0.683 % of total population1991: 0.689 % of total population1992: 0.688 % of total population1993: 0.688 % of total population1994: 0.687 % of total population1995: 0.686 % of total population1996: 0.684 % of total population1997: 0.683 % of total population1998: 0.681 % of total population1999: 0.68 % of total population2000: 0.678 % of total population2001: 0.676 % of total population2002: 0.675 % of total population2003: 0.675 % of total population2004: 0.665 % of total population2005: 0.663 % of total population2006: 0.656 % of total population2007: 0.656 % of total population2008: 0.653 % of total population2009: 0.654 % of total population2010: 0.655 % of total population2011: 0.65 % of total population2012: 0.647 % of total population2013: 0.643 % of total population2014: 0.642 % of total population2015: 0.638 % of total population2016: 0.641 % of total population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.6% for working-age population, aged 15-64, total in 2016.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Italy peaked at 0.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2015.

Italy ranks 70th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 67 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.6% compare
  2. 68 Peru 0.6% compare
  3. 69 Philippines 0.6% compare
  4. 71 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
  5. 72 Denmark 0.6% compare
  6. 73 Nicaragua 0.6% compare

See the full ranking of 112 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Italy?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Italy was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, total recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1991.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, total recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
How does Italy rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, total?
Italy ranks 70th out of 112 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population, aged 15-64, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, total (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
112 places, 1,653 data points, 1970–2021
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