Labour force participation in Italy
The ILO estimates that 49.3% of people aged 15 and over in Italy were in the labour force in 2025.
Italy, 2025
49.3%
Change from 2024
−0.3percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
60.3%
Position in 2025
158th of 181
Labour force participation in Italy over time
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% of working-age population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Italy | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49.3% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 49.6% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 49.8% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 49.0% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 48.4% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 48.2% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 49.6% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 49.6% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 49.5% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 49.2% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 49.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 48.6%, the figure has changed by +0.7 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Italy has the 158th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Italy
All statistics for Italy
Women's labour force participation
40.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
46.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
6.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
20.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
3.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
67.6%
2025 · Eurostat