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Italy - Female Employment Rate and Gender Pay Equity 37.82

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

37.82 (2025)

Global rank

##146 of 187 economies

vs global median

0.8×

Growth since 1991

1.27×

Ranking Race — Female Employment Rate and Gender Pay Equity

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#27#53#79#105#131#15719911996200120062011201620212025#153#1462023 overtook Belize2024 overtook Greece
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Italy climbed from #153 to #146 (overtook Belize). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Italy ↓

Key Events — Italy

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1992
Lira crisis curated

Lira leaves the ERM amid a European exchange-rate turmoil.

1999
Euro adoption curated

Italy joins the single currency as a founding member.

2011
Sovereign debt crisis curated

Bond yields spike; Berlusconi resigns amid crisis management.

2020
COVID-19 shock curated

One of Europe's largest GDP contractions on record.

2023
Overtook Belize in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Greece in global rank auto

Female Employment Rate and Gender Pay Equity, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of female population ages 15+ · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1991200120112021202527.831.2134.6238.03

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