Children living: EU 2020 strategy in Italy

Italy: Children living: EU 2020 strategy was 16.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
16.3
Change on year
up 28.3%
World rank
42nd
of 49 countries
All-time high
29.3
in 2014
All-time low
10.6
in 2007
Years of data
22
2004–2025

Children living in households with very low work intensity by in Italy, 2004–2025

01020302004201420252004: 12.82005: 13.52006: 132007: 10.62008: 12.62009: 11.32010: 14.72011: 14.42012: 14.42013: 13.82014: 29.32015: 19.72016: 222017: 15.92018: 16.42019: 12.12020: 172021: 19.62022: 16.82023: 14.42024: 12.72025: 16.3

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Italy recorded 16.3 for children living in households with very low work intensity by in 2025.

That represents a change of up 28.3% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children living in households with very low work intensity by in Italy peaked at 29.3 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.6, in 2007.

That places Italy 42nd out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Children living: EU 2020 strategy in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Children living in households with very low work intensity by educational attainment level of their parents (population aged 0 to 17 years) - EU 2020 strategy in Italy, 2004 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2004 12.8 —
2005 13.5 +5.5%
2006 13 -3.7%
2007 10.6 -18.5%
2008 12.6 +18.9%
2009 11.3 -10.3%
2010 14.7 +30.1%
2011 14.4 -2.0%
2012 14.4 +0.0%
2013 13.8 -4.2%
2014 29.3 +112.3%
2015 19.7 -32.8%
2016 22 +11.7%
2017 15.9 -27.7%
2018 16.4 +3.1%
2019 12.1 -26.2%
2020 17 +40.5%
2021 19.6 +15.3%
2022 16.8 -14.3%
2023 14.4 -14.3%
2024 12.7 -11.8%
2025 16.3 +28.3%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 16.3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.35, 62% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 16.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.5, 64% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.3 10.6 13.5 6
2010s 17.27 12.1 29.3 10
2020s 16.13 12.7 19.6 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 41 Malta 17.1 compare
  2. 43 Luxembourg 15.4 compare
  3. 44 Iceland 14.2 compare
  4. 45 Hungary 13.6 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children living in households with very low work intensity by in Italy?
Children living in households with very low work intensity by in Italy was 16.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest children living in households with very low work intensity by recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 29.3 in 2014.
What is the lowest children living in households with very low work intensity by recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 10.6 in 2007.
How does Italy rank for children living in households with very low work intensity by?
Italy ranks 42nd out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
Is children living in households with very low work intensity by rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children living in households with very low work intensity by educational attainment level of their parents (population aged 0 to 17 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children living in households with very low work intensity by educational attainment level of their parents (population aged 0 to 17 years) - EU 2020 strategy
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
55 places, 977 data points, 2004–2025
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