{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"it-labor-force-total","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/it-labor-force-total","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/it-labor-force-total/","title":"Italy Total Labor Force (2025)","description":"Italy's Total Labor Force: 25,660,587 persons in 2025, -0.4% YoY. World Bank (SL.TLF.TOTL.IN), 1990–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Italy","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Italy","temporal_coverage":"1990/2025","unit":"persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Italy Total Labor Force","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.TOTL.IN?locations=IT"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1990–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"36"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Italy"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Italy (2025)","value":"25,660,587","unit":"persons","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.4% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.4%","unit":"persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"36","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Italy Total Labor Force"}],"observation_count":36,"observations":[{"period":"1990","value":23724831},{"period":"1991","value":24065506},{"period":"1992","value":23363975},{"period":"1993","value":23175920},{"period":"1994","value":22891358},{"period":"1995","value":22754181},{"period":"1996","value":22979056},{"period":"1997","value":23030615},{"period":"1998","value":23186365},{"period":"1999","value":23313903},{"period":"2000","value":23341777},{"period":"2001","value":23396490},{"period":"2002","value":23619487},{"period":"2003","value":23941068},{"period":"2004","value":24568011},{"period":"2005","value":24435953},{"period":"2006","value":24525284},{"period":"2007","value":24533838},{"period":"2008","value":24903672},{"period":"2009","value":24718373},{"period":"2010","value":24680015},{"period":"2011","value":24716194},{"period":"2012","value":25274094},{"period":"2013","value":25176920},{"period":"2014","value":25330291},{"period":"2015","value":25270285},{"period":"2016","value":25548902},{"period":"2017","value":25724021},{"period":"2018","value":25784537},{"period":"2019","value":25761500},{"period":"2020","value":24984272},{"period":"2021","value":25032297},{"period":"2022","value":25351560},{"period":"2023","value":25806816},{"period":"2024","value":25756934},{"period":"2025","value":25660587}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"25660587.0","yoyChange":"-0.4%"},{"year":"2024","value":"25756934.0","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2023","value":"25806816.0","yoyChange":"+1.8%"},{"year":"2022","value":"25351560.0","yoyChange":"+1.3%"},{"year":"2021","value":"25032297.0","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2020","value":"24984272.0","yoyChange":"-3.0%"},{"year":"2019","value":"25761500.0","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2018","value":"25784537.0","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2017","value":"25724021.0","yoyChange":"+0.7%"},{"year":"2016","value":"25548902.0","yoyChange":"+1.1%"},{"year":"2015","value":"25270285.0","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2014","value":"25330291.0","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2013","value":"25176920.0","yoyChange":"-0.4%"},{"year":"2012","value":"25274094.0","yoyChange":"+2.3%"},{"year":"2011","value":"24716194.0","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2010","value":"24680015.0","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2009","value":"24718373.0","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2008","value":"24903672.0","yoyChange":"+1.5%"},{"year":"2007","value":"24533838.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2006","value":"24525284.0","yoyChange":"+0.4%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the total labour force (employed + unemployed, ages 15+) in Italy from 1990 to present. Labour force size is the primary input to potential GDP estimation and workforce market sizing. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1990–2025 (36 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 25,806,816 persons in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 22,754,181 in 1995. The latest reading of 25,660,587 in 2025 represents a change of -96,347."}]}