Persons living: EU 2030 strategy in Italy

Italy: Persons living: EU 2030 strategy was 1,114 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1,114
Change on year
down 32.0%
World rank
4th
of 43 countries
All-time high
2,101
in 2016
All-time low
1,114
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: 1.8k2016: 2.1k2017: 1.9k2018: 1.9k2019: 1.6k2020: 2.1k2021: 2.1k2022: 1.7k2023: 1.5k2024: 1.6k2025: 1.1k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Italy stood at 1,114. 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 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,114, in 2025.

Italy ranks 4th of 43 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: EU 2030 strategy 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 Value Change
2015 1,766 —
2016 2,101 +19.0%
2017 1,885 -10.3%
2018 1,851 -1.8%
2019 1,638 -11.5%
2020 2,101 +28.3%
2021 2,081 -1.0%
2022 1,674 -19.6%
2023 1,547 -7.6%
2024 1,638 +5.9%
2025 1,114 -32.0%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 1,114 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 107.5, 10.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 1,114 is above the median for high income countries, which is 117.5, 9.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 1 Germany 3,256 compare
  2. 2 France 1,958 compare
  3. 3 Spain 1,521 compare
  4. 5 Netherlands 676 compare
  5. 5 Netherlands 676 compare
  6. 7 Belgium 500 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 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 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 in 2025.
How does Italy rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree?
Italy ranks 4th out of 43 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
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
46 places, 491 data points, 2014–2025
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