Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 in Italy

Name: Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 in Italy
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67.6% of people aged 20 to 64 in Italy were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2009. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 % of population aged 20 to 64 Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat

Italy, 2025 67.6% % of population aged 20 to 64

Change from 2024 +0.5percentage points 2024: 67.1%

European Union, 2025 76.1% Official aggregate

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 78.3% Middle value of 27 countries

Position in 2025 31st of 34 See the full ranking

Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 in Italy over time

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% of population aged 20 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 (% of population aged 20 to 64), 2009 to 2025
Period	Italy	European Union
2025	67.6%	76.1%
2024	67.1%	75.7%
2023	66.3%	75.3%
2022	64.8%	74.6%
2021	62.7%	73.0%
2020	61.9%	71.7%
2019	63.5%	72.7%
2018	63.0%b (break in time series)	71.9%
2017	62.3%	70.9%
2016	61.4%	69.6%
2015	60.2%	68.5%
2014	59.5%	67.5%
2013	59.1%	66.7%
2012	60.2%	66.9%
2011	60.5%	67.1%
2010	60.5%	67.0%
2009	61.1%	67.3%

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In short

That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 67.1% in 2024.
Since 2015, when it was 60.2%, the figure has changed by +7.4 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Italy has the 31st highest value.
The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 76.1%.