Italy Labour Force Participation Rate

2004 - 2020 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Italy Labour Force Participation Rate

  • Italy Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 48.2 % in Dec 2020, compared with 49.0 % in the previous month.
  • Italy Labour Force Participation Rate is updated monthly, available from Jan 2004 to Dec 2020, with an average rate of 49.1 % .
  • The data reached the an all-time high of 50.5 % in Jun 2018 and a record low of 46.5 % in Apr 2020.
  • Italy Labour Force Participation Rate is reported by reported by CEIC Data.
  • In the latest reports, Italy Population reached 59.0 million people in Dec 2021.
  • Unemployment Rate of Italy dropped to 7.6 % in May 2023.
  • The country's Monthly Earnings stood at 3,609.7 USD in Mar 2023.

View Italy's Labour Force Participation Rate from Jan 2004 to Dec 2020 in the chart:

Italy Labour Force Participation Rate

What was Italy's Labour Force Participation Rate in Dec 2020?

Italy Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 48.2 % in Dec 2020, compared with 49.0 % in the previous month. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
48.2 Dec 2020 49.0 Nov 2020 46.5 Apr 2020 50.5 Jun 2018 % monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2020

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 64.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Algeria (%) 41.7 2018 yearly 2003 - 2018
Argentina (%) 60.8 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Armenia (%) 59.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2023
Australia (%) 67.3 Feb 2024 monthly Feb 1978 - Feb 2024
Austria (%) 77.1 Jun 2022 quarterly Mar 2021 - Jun 2022
Azerbaijan (%) 70.2 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Bahrain (%) 71.9 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Bangladesh (%) 58.2 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Belarus (%) 86.8 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Belgium (%) 70.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Bolivia (%) 77.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 47.8 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Botswana (%) 64.5 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Brazil (%) 62.0 Feb 2024 monthly Mar 2012 - Feb 2024
Brunei (%) 64.3 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Bulgaria (%) 56.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2023
Cambodia (%) 87.4 2020 yearly 2020 - 2020
Canada (%) 64.9 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1976 - Mar 2024
Chile (%) 62.3 Feb 2024 monthly Mar 2009 - Feb 2024
China (%) 66.4 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Colombia (%) 63.8 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2024
Croatia (%) 52.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2023
Cyprus (%) 64.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 1999 - Dec 2023
Czech Republic (%) 60.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2023
Denmark (%) 74.6 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Feb 2024
Ecuador (%) 65.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2023
Egypt (%) 42.7 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Estonia (%) 67.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
European Union (%) 75.4 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Finland (%) 67.8 Feb 2024 monthly May 2004 - Feb 2024
France (%) 74.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2023
Georgia (%) 51.9 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Germany (%) 55.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2023
Ghana (%) 68.8 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Greece (%) 59.7 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 57.0 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1981 - Feb 2024
Hungary (%) 67.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2023
Iceland (%) 79.8 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2024
India (%) 42.4 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Indonesia (%) 69.5 Aug 2023 semiannually Feb 2005 - Aug 2023
Iran (%) 41.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2018 - Dec 2022
Ireland (%) 65.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Israel (%) 62.6 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Feb 2024
Italy (%) 48.2 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2020
Ivory Coast (%) 64.4 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Japan (%) 62.8 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1968 - Feb 2024
Jordan (%) 39.4 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 68.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2001 - Dec 2023
Kenya (%) 73.7 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
South Korea (%) 64.3 Mar 2024 monthly Jun 1999 - Mar 2024
Kosovo (%) 39.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2016 - Mar 2023
Kuwait (%) 71.5 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 60.1 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Laos (%) 59.6 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Latvia (%) 68.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
Lebanon (%) 45.5 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 63.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 1998 - Dec 2023
Luxembourg (%) 54.9 2022 yearly 2000 - 2022
Macau SAR, China (%) 67.7 Feb 2024 monthly Sep 1996 - Feb 2024
North Macedonia (%) 52.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2023 - Dec 2023
Malawi (%) 69.0 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Malaysia (%) 70.2 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Feb 2024
Malta (%) 81.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2023
Mauritius (%) 58.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2023
Mexico (%) 60.2 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2024
Moldova (%) 44.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Dec 2023
Mongolia (%) 57.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 2006 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (%) 63.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2023
Morocco (%) 44.8 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2023
Mozambique (%) 79.0 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Myanmar (%) 59.4 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Nepal (%) 40.5 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Netherlands (%) 72.9 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2024
New Zealand (%) 72.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2023
Nigeria (%) 59.1 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Norway (%) 65.3 2022 yearly 1989 - 2022
Oman (%) 68.3 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Pakistan (%) 32.3 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Palestinian Territory (%) 44.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2002 - Sep 2023
Panama (%) 60.4 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Paraguay (%) 71.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2023
Peru (%) 72.4 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Philippines (%) 61.1 Jan 2024 quarterly Jul 2003 - Jan 2024
Poland (%) 58.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2023
Portugal (%) 61.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2023
Qatar (%) 87.7 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022
Romania (%) 51.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
Russia (%) 68.4 Feb 2024 monthly Aug 2009 - Feb 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) 61.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 2016 - Mar 2023
Serbia (%) 55.8 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2023
Slovakia (%) 62.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2021 - Dec 2023
Slovenia (%) 58.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2023
South Africa (%) 60.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2023
Spain (%) 59.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1976 - Dec 2023
Sri Lanka (%) 47.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2023
Sudan (%) 47.6 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Sweden (%) 74.5 Feb 2024 monthly Apr 2005 - Feb 2024
Switzerland (%) 68.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2023
Syria (%) 38.7 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -7.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -32,343.010 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 216,421.142 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 36.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,092,277.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 137.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) 1,156.730 2028 yearly 1988 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) 3,138.281 2028 yearly 1988 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) 1,098.360 2028 yearly 1988 - 2028
General Govt Debt (EUR mn) 2,848,712.400 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1861 - Jan 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.339 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 7,379.7 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 51,756.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -0.2 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 6,046,592.734 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 34,957,695.159 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 14,113,178.257 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 48,862.4 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) -13.5 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 21,462,418.612 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 15,087,372.056 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 5,201.850 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Jan 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2,888.811 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Jan 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 1,370.201 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Jan 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 3,633.370 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Jan 2024
Imports: cif: sa (EUR mn) 44,152.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2024
Trade Balance: sa (EUR mn) 6,771.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2024
Exports: fob: sa (EUR mn) 50,923.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2024
Crude Oil Imports: Africa: Nigeria (Ton th) 1,924.000 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Crude Oil Imports: Former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics(FUSSR) (Ton th) 25,403.000 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Crude Oil Imports: OPEC (Ton th) 25,659.000 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 1,408.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -1,662.6 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1970 - Apr 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 7,940.2 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1988 - Mar 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 2,940.559 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 1,329.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 1,791.157 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 2,662,299.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 129.0 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 1,130,392.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 59.6 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 577.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 53.574 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 129,829.540 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1998 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debits (EUR mn) 10,116.917 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: Current Account: Services (EUR mn) -1,573.341 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (EUR mn) -1,405.690 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Debits (EUR mn) 565.875 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: Current Account: Credits (EUR mn) 65,357.187 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credits (EUR mn) 9,650.985 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: Capital Account (EUR mn) 903.942 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: Current Account: Debits (EUR mn) 66,448.008 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: FA: Other Investment: Liabilities (EUR mn) -7,517.060 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
BoP: Errors & Omissions (EUR mn) 2,181.172 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets (EUR mn) -639.291 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2024
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Credits (EUR mn) 44,469.636 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (EUR mn) -1,090.821 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (EUR mn) 10,266.405 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
BoP: FA: Other Investment: Assets (EUR mn) -2,623.434 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives (EUR mn) 1,757.020 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
BoP: Current Account: Goods (EUR mn) 2,354.142 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: FA: Direct Investment: Liabilities (EUR mn) 7,285.289 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credits (EUR mn) 9,559.656 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Debits (EUR mn) 42,115.494 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (EUR mn) 1,994.293 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Assets (EUR mn) 20,631.512 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2019
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI) (EUR mn) -14,035.313 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2019
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment (PI) (EUR mn) 12,742.080 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2019
BoP: Financial Account: Liabilities (EUR mn) 22,075.088 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2019
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (EUR mn) -216.498 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2019
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debits (EUR mn) 7,794.724 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2019
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (EUR mn) -465.932 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Debits (EUR mn) 3,082.600 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Credits (EUR mn) 1,676.910 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Credits (EUR mn) 1,469.817 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: FA: Direct Investment: Assets (EUR mn) 1,291.929 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
IIP: Liabilities (EUR mn) 3,337,268.694 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1998 - Sep 2023
IIP: Net Position (EUR mn) 122,665.854 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1998 - Sep 2023
IIP: Assets (EUR mn) 3,459,934.548 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1998 - Sep 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2008 - Dec 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 49.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 58,172.300 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2008 - Dec 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 1,778,326.918 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1974 - Jan 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 2,258,859.833 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1974 - Feb 2024
M2 Growth (%) -2.2 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1975 - Jan 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 49,741.1 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 2.183 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 1.0 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Jan 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 174,082.090 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Mar 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 2,019,825.787 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) -2.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 3,280,167.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -4.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2024
Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) 4.600 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 10.600 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Credit to Households (USD bn) 836.686 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2023
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 2,206.107 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,077,292.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 2,637,091.690 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1995 - Feb 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) -4.04 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1996 - Feb 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 61.77 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 1998 - Dec 2023
Money Supply M3 (EUR mn) 2,117,016.220 Feb 2024 monthly Sep 1997 - Feb 2024
Deposits (EUR mn) 1,825,913.745 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -5.5 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1986 - Mar 2024
Cyclical Coincident Indicator: Ita-Coin (%) 0.110 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2024

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