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Labour force participation rate in Italy

Latest: 49.3%
Previous: 49.6%
Change: -0.29 (-0.6%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Recession

Observations for Labour force participation rate in Italy
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	50.1%
Dec 31, 1991	50.3%
Dec 31, 1992	48.5%
Dec 31, 1993	48.0%
Dec 31, 1994	47.2%
Dec 31, 1995	46.9%
Dec 31, 1996	47.3%
Dec 31, 1997	47.3%
Dec 31, 1998	47.6%
Dec 31, 1999	47.8%
Dec 31, 2000	47.8%
Dec 31, 2001	47.9%
Dec 31, 2002	48.2%
Dec 31, 2003	48.6%
Dec 31, 2004	49.5%
Dec 31, 2005	48.9%
Dec 31, 2006	48.9%
Dec 31, 2007	48.6%
Dec 31, 2008	48.9%
Dec 31, 2009	48.3%
Dec 31, 2010	48.0%
Dec 31, 2011	47.9%
Dec 31, 2012	48.8%
Dec 31, 2013	48.5%
Dec 31, 2014	48.7%
Dec 31, 2015	48.6%
Dec 31, 2016	49.2%
Dec 31, 2017	49.5%
Dec 31, 2018	49.6%
Dec 31, 2019	49.6%
Dec 31, 2020	48.2%
Dec 31, 2021	48.4%
Dec 31, 2022	49.0%
Dec 31, 2023	49.8%
Dec 31, 2024	49.6%
Dec 31, 2025	49.3%

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