Italy Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Italy labor force participation rate for 2022 was 26.11%, a 1.19% increase from 2021.
  • Italy labor force participation rate for 2021 was 24.92%, a 1.09% increase from 2020.
  • Italy labor force participation rate for 2020 was 23.83%, a 2.25% decline from 2019.
  • Italy labor force participation rate for 2019 was 26.08%, a 0% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 78.63%
Netherlands 72.22%
Australia 70.90%
New Zealand 66.18%
Switzerland 65.41%
Qatar 65.04%
Canada 64.39%
Norway 63.85%
Denmark 61.49%
Austria 57.04%
Sweden 56.75%
Malta 56.59%
Ireland 54.81%
Finland 53.68%
Germany 53.47%
United Kingdom 51.59%
United States 50.55%
Bahamas 50.08%
Japan 49.19%
Channel Islands 49.02%
UAE 47.75%
Estonia 46.11%
Panama 45.41%
Guam 44.99%
Uruguay 44.93%
Israel 44.61%
Macao 43.05%
Barbados 42.99%
Cyprus 41.49%
Bahrain 41.35%
France 40.39%
Brunei 39.74%
French Polynesia 38.61%
Oman 37.93%
Singapore 37.08%
Trinidad and Tobago 37.04%
Lithuania 36.99%
Argentina 36.81%
Slovenia 36.16%
New Caledonia 36.12%
Croatia 35.79%
Latvia 35.66%
Hong Kong 35.07%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.27%
Spain 33.13%
Luxembourg 32.37%
Poland 31.42%
Belgium 30.83%
Hungary 30.37%
Portugal 30.33%
Chile 29.16%
South Korea 29.00%
Czech Republic 28.11%
Slovak Republic 27.38%
Italy 26.11%
Kuwait 25.64%
Puerto Rico 23.40%
Greece 22.67%
Saudi Arabia 20.70%
Italy Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 26.11% 1.19%
2021 24.92% 1.09%
2020 23.83% -2.25%
2019 26.08% 0.00%
2018 26.08% -0.10%
2017 26.18% -0.43%
2016 26.61% 0.42%
2015 26.19% -0.95%
2014 27.14% 0.00%
2013 27.14% -1.42%
2012 28.56% 1.45%
2011 27.11% -0.97%
2010 28.08% -0.77%
2009 28.85% -1.90%
2008 30.75% -0.07%
2007 30.82% -1.53%
2006 32.35% -1.50%
2005 33.85% -2.86%
2004 36.72% 2.08%
2003 34.63% -0.64%
2002 35.27% -1.01%
2001 36.28% -1.78%
2000 38.06% -0.03%
1999 38.09% -0.32%
1998 38.41% 0.11%
1997 38.30% -0.36%
1996 38.66% -0.07%
1995 38.73% -0.26%
1994 38.99% -2.10%
1993 41.09% -0.99%
1992 42.09% -4.08%
1991 46.16% -0.72%
1990 46.88% -0.72%