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

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

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
75th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1993
All-time low
0.6%
in 2015
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Italy, 1992–2016

00.20.40.61992200420161992: 0.695 % of urban population1993: 0.696 % of urban population1994: 0.694 % of urban population1995: 0.691 % of urban population1996: 0.69 % of urban population1997: 0.689 % of urban population1998: 0.687 % of urban population1999: 0.686 % of urban population2000: 0.683 % of urban population2001: 0.68 % of urban population2002: 0.679 % of urban population2003: 0.679 % of urban population2004: 0.671 % of urban population2005: 0.665 % of urban population2006: 0.659 % of urban population2007: 0.66 % of urban population2008: 0.655 % of urban population2009: 0.657 % of urban population2010: 0.659 % of urban population2011: 0.654 % of urban population2012: 0.652 % of urban population2013: 0.647 % of urban population2014: 0.647 % of urban population2015: 0.641 % of urban population2016: 0.642 % of urban population

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

Analysis

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

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Italy peaked at 0.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2015.

That places Italy 75th out of 99 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population) in Italy, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of urban population Change
1992 0.7%
1993 0.7% +0.1%
1994 0.7% -0.3%
1995 0.7% -0.4%
1996 0.7% -0.2%
1997 0.7% -0.1%
1998 0.7% -0.4%
1999 0.7% -0.2%
2000 0.7% -0.4%
2001 0.7% -0.4%
2002 0.7% -0.2%
2003 0.7% -0.1%
2004 0.7% -1.2%
2005 0.7% -0.8%
2006 0.7% -1.0%
2007 0.7% +0.1%
2008 0.7% -0.6%
2009 0.7% +0.3%
2010 0.7% +0.3%
2011 0.7% -0.8%
2012 0.7% -0.3%
2013 0.6% -0.8%
2014 0.6% +0.0%
2015 0.6% -0.9%
2016 0.6% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 8
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 72 Finland 0.6% compare
  2. 73 Sweden 0.6% compare
  3. 74 Ecuador 0.6% compare
  4. 76 Rwanda 0.6% compare
  5. 77 France 0.6% compare
  6. 78 Georgia 0.6% compare

See the full ranking of 99 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Italy?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Italy was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1993.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
How does Italy rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, urban?
Italy ranks 75th out of 99 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,372 data points, 1970–2021
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