Labor force, total, per capita in Italy
Italy: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4355 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Italy, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Italy is 0.4355 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Italy peaked at 0.4375 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4003 units per person, in 1995.
Italy ranks 110th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Italy, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4183 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.424 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4114 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4078 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4027 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4003 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4041 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4048 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4074 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4096 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4099 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4106 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4137 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4171 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4248 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4201 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.42 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4176 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4206 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.415 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4126 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4118 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4199 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4174 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4199 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4196 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.425 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4287 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4306 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4313 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4203 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4233 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4296 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4375 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4369 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.4355 units per person | -0.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.4355 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5147 units per person, 85% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.4355 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5074 units per person, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.409 units per person | 0.4003 units per person | 0.424 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4169 units per person | 0.4099 units per person | 0.4248 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4217 units per person | 0.4118 units per person | 0.4313 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4305 units per person | 0.4203 units per person | 0.4375 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 423,797 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,592 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 667,641 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.167 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0445 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Italy?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Italy was 0.4355 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4375 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4003 units per person in 1995.
- How does Italy rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Italy ranks 110th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.