Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Italy

Vulnerable employment in Italy in 2025 — 14.35%. Ranked 56 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 5.83 pp.

2025 14.35% −0.14 pp vs 2024
World rank 56of 182
Period maximum 20.8%1992
Period minimum 14.35%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Italy, 1991–2025141618202219911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 20.18%1992: 20.8%1993: 20.44%1994: 20.19%1995: 20.66%1996: 20.54%1997: 20.34%1998: 20.22%1999: 19.78%2000: 19.66%2001: 19.5%2002: 19.13%2003: 19.03%2004: 19.44%2005: 18.41%2006: 18.2%2007: 17.99%2008: 17.5%2009: 17.22%2010: 17.48%2011: 17.32%2012: 17.23%2013: 17.23%2014: 17.18%2015: 16.98%2016: 16.67%2017: 16.12%2018: 15.92%2019: 15.77%2020: 15.74%2021: 15.05%2022: 14.67%2023: 14.55%2024: 14.49%2025: 14.35%
Change over the period: −5.83 pp Annual average: -0.17 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Italy

Italy 14.35%
World 42.38%
Southern Europe computed 13.86%
High-income countries computed 7.92%
Vulnerable employment — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14.35 −0.14 pp
2024 14.49 −0.06 pp
2023 14.55 −0.12 pp
2022 14.67 −0.38 pp
2021 15.05 −0.68 pp
2020 15.74 −0.04 pp
2019 15.77 −0.15 pp
2018 15.92 −0.2 pp
2017 16.12 −0.55 pp
2016 16.67 −0.31 pp
2015 16.98 −0.19 pp
2014 17.18 −0.05 pp
2013 17.23 −0.01 pp
2012 17.23 −0.08 pp
2011 17.32 −0.16 pp
2010 17.48 +0.26 pp
2009 17.22 −0.28 pp
2008 17.5 −0.48 pp
2007 17.99 −0.21 pp
2006 18.2 −0.21 pp
2005 18.41 −1.03 pp
2004 19.44 +0.41 pp
2003 19.03 −0.1 pp
2002 19.13 −0.37 pp
2001 19.5 −0.16 pp
2000 19.66 −0.13 pp
1999 19.78 −0.44 pp
1998 20.22 −0.11 pp
1997 20.34 −0.21 pp
1996 20.54 −0.12 pp
1995 20.66 +0.47 pp
1994 20.19 −0.25 pp
1993 20.44 −0.36 pp
1992 20.8 +0.62 pp
1991 20.18

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.