Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Italy

Italy: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree was 1,114 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1,114 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 32.0%
World rank
4th
of 41 countries
All-time high
2,101 Thousand persons
in 2016
All-time low
1,114 Thousand persons
in 2025
Years of data
11
2015–2025

Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Italy, 2015–2025

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2015202020252015: 1.8k Thousand persons2016: 2.1k Thousand persons2017: 1.9k Thousand persons2018: 1.9k Thousand persons2019: 1.6k Thousand persons2020: 2.1k Thousand persons2021: 2.1k Thousand persons2022: 1.7k Thousand persons2023: 1.5k Thousand persons2024: 1.6k Thousand persons2025: 1.1k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

In 2025, persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Italy stood at 1,114 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.0% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Italy peaked at 2,101 Thousand persons in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,114 Thousand persons, in 2025.

Italy ranks 4th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree of urbanisation (population aged 0 to 64 years) - EU 2030 strategy in Italy, 2015 to 2025.
Year Thousand persons Change
2015 1,766 Thousand persons
2016 2,101 Thousand persons +19.0%
2017 1,885 Thousand persons -10.3%
2018 1,851 Thousand persons -1.8%
2019 1,638 Thousand persons -11.5%
2020 2,101 Thousand persons +28.3%
2021 2,081 Thousand persons -1.0%
2022 1,674 Thousand persons -19.6%
2023 1,547 Thousand persons -7.6%
2024 1,638 Thousand persons +5.9%
2025 1,114 Thousand persons -32.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,848 Thousand persons 1,638 Thousand persons 2,101 Thousand persons 5
2020s 1,692 Thousand persons 1,114 Thousand persons 2,101 Thousand persons 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 1 Germany 3,256 Thousand persons compare
  2. 2 France 1,958 Thousand persons compare
  3. 3 Spain 1,521 Thousand persons compare
  4. 5 Netherlands 676 Thousand persons compare
  5. 5 Netherlands 676 Thousand persons compare
  6. 7 Belgium 500 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Italy?
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Italy was 1,114 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 2,101 Thousand persons in 2016.
What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 1,114 Thousand persons in 2025.
How does Italy rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree?
Italy ranks 4th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. 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 degree of urbanisation (population aged 0 to 64 years) - EU 2030 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree of urbanisation (population aged 0 to 64 years) - EU 2030 strategy
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 471 data points, 2014–2025
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