Italy
IT desk: Italy first; euro area, Germany, France, United Kingdom and United States alongside.
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As of 2025 | % of population ages 15+
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 46.15% |
| 2024 | 46.37% |
| 2023 | 46.00% |
| 2022 | 45.08% |
| 2021 | 43.84% |
| 2020 | 43.78% |
| 2019 | 44.69% |
| 2018 | 44.39% |
| 2017 | 43.95% |
| 2016 | 43.42% |
| 2015 | 42.84% |
| 2014 | 42.55% |
| 2013 | 42.60% |
| 2012 | 43.61% |
| 2011 | 43.88% |
| 2010 | 43.98% |
| 2009 | 44.54% |
| 2008 | 45.63% |
| 2007 | 45.63% |
| 2006 | 45.57% |
| 2005 | 45.13% |
| 2004 | 45.60% |
| 2003 | 44.31% |
| 2002 | 43.80% |
The employment-to-population ratio (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS, modelled ILO estimate) is employed people as a share of the population aged 15 and over. Latest: 46.15% in 2025.
It is not the unemployment rate. Students, retirees and people outside the labour force sit in the denominator. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): latest 46.15% (2025), previous year 46.37% (2024); low 41.40% (1995), high 46.37% (2024).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).