Italy
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As of 2025 | % of total employment
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 78.88% |
| 2024 | 78.75% |
| 2023 | 78.70% |
| 2022 | 78.58% |
| 2021 | 78.17% |
| 2020 | 77.43% |
| 2019 | 77.19% |
| 2018 | 77.01% |
| 2017 | 76.80% |
| 2016 | 76.07% |
| 2015 | 75.62% |
| 2014 | 75.32% |
| 2013 | 75.18% |
| 2012 | 75.09% |
| 2011 | 74.96% |
| 2010 | 74.72% |
| 2009 | 75.03% |
| 2008 | 74.55% |
| 2007 | 73.87% |
| 2006 | 73.59% |
| 2005 | 73.31% |
| 2004 | 72.07% |
| 2003 | 72.71% |
| 2002 | 72.56% |
Wage and salaried workers (SL.EMP.WORK.ZS, modelled ILO estimate) are employees as a share of total employment — people who work for a wage or salary. Latest: 78.88% in 2025.
The complement is mostly self-employment and contributing family work. It says nothing about the size of the pay packet. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): latest 78.88% (2025), previous year 78.75% (2024); low 70.92% (1995), high 78.88% (2025).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).