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 1,162 Thousand in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1,162 Thousand
Change on year
down 31.4%
World rank
6th
of 43 countries
All-time high
2,295 Thousand
in 2014
All-time low
1,162 Thousand
in 2025
Years of data
13
2013–2025

Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Italy, 2013–2025

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k2013201920252013: 2.1k Thousand2014: 2.3k Thousand2015: 1.8k Thousand2016: 2.2k Thousand2017: 2.0k Thousand2018: 1.9k Thousand2019: 1.6k Thousand2020: 2.2k Thousand2021: 2.2k Thousand2022: 1.6k Thousand2023: 1.5k Thousand2024: 1.7k Thousand2025: 1.2k Thousand

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand.

Analysis

Italy recorded 1,162 Thousand for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is down 31.4% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Italy peaked at 2,295 Thousand in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,162 Thousand, in 2025.

Italy ranks 6th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 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 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy in Italy, 2013 to 2025.
Year Thousand Change
2013 2,106 Thousand
2014 2,295 Thousand +9.0%
2015 1,771 Thousand -22.8%
2016 2,153 Thousand +21.6%
2017 2,020 Thousand -6.2%
2018 1,884 Thousand -6.7%
2019 1,639 Thousand -13.0%
2020 2,151 Thousand +31.3%
2021 2,172 Thousand +0.9%
2022 1,640 Thousand -24.5%
2023 1,526 Thousand -6.9%
2024 1,692 Thousand +10.9%
2025 1,162 Thousand -31.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,981 Thousand 1,639 Thousand 2,295 Thousand 7
2020s 1,724 Thousand 1,162 Thousand 2,172 Thousand 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 4 France 1,871 Thousand compare
  2. 5 Spain 1,437 Thousand compare
  3. 7 Netherlands 668.3 Thousand compare
  4. 7 Netherlands 668.3 Thousand compare
  5. 9 Belgium 476.9 Thousand 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 1,162 Thousand 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 2,295 Thousand in 2014.
What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 1,162 Thousand in 2025.
How does Italy rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree?
Italy ranks 6th 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 34.4%. 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 59 years) - EU 2020 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 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy
Unit
Thousand
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
46 places, 562 data points, 2013–2025
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