Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … age sex 0 in Italy
Italy: Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … age sex 0 was 138.1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Italy, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Italy is 138.1, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Italy peaked at 322.2 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 138.1, in 2025.
Italy ranks 9th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … age sex 0 in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 265.4 | — |
| 2005 | 249.5 | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 215.1 | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 175.4 | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 239.5 | +36.5% |
| 2009 | 204 | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 279 | +36.8% |
| 2011 | 232.1 | -16.8% |
| 2012 | 228.7 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 266.2 | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 322.2 | +21.0% |
| 2015 | 234.2 | -27.3% |
| 2016 | 289.1 | +23.4% |
| 2017 | 233.8 | -19.1% |
| 2018 | 218.5 | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 167.1 | -23.5% |
| 2020 | 198.3 | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 188.3 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 145.4 | -22.8% |
| 2023 | 174.5 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 157.3 | -9.9% |
| 2025 | 138.1 | -12.2% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 138.1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.45, 6.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Italy's 138.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.5, 6.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 224.82 | 175.4 | 265.4 | 6 |
| 2010s | 247.09 | 167.1 | 322.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 166.98 | 138.1 | 198.3 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Italy?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Italy was 138.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 322.2 in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 138.1 in 2025.
- How does Italy rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and?
- Italy ranks 9th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and sex (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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