Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 in Italy

Name: Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 in Italy
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58.0% of women 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 of women, ages 20 to 64 % of women aged 20 to 64 Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat

Italy, 2025 58.0% % of women aged 20 to 64

Change from 2024 +0.6percentage points 2024: 57.4%

European Union, 2025 71.3% Official aggregate

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 75.7% Middle value of 27 countries

Position in 2025 31st of 34 See the full ranking

Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 in Italy over time

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

Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 (% of women aged 20 to 64), 2009 to 2025
Period	Italy	European Union
2025	58.0%	71.3%
2024	57.4%	70.7%
2023	56.5%	70.2%
2022	55.0%	69.3%
2021	53.2%	67.6%
2020	52.1%	66.2%
2019	53.9%	67.1%
2018	53.2%b (break in time series)	66.3%
2017	52.5%	65.2%
2016	51.6%	64.1%
2015	50.5%	63.0%
2014	50.1%	62.0%
2013	49.6%	61.1%
2012	50.1%	61.0%
2011	49.6%	60.9%
2010	49.2%	60.7%
2009	49.5%	60.6%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 57.4% in 2024.
Since 2015, when it was 50.5%, the figure has changed by +7.5 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 71.3%.