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Italy - Female Labor Force Participation and Gender Wage Gap 57.37

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

Latest value

57.37 (2025)

Global rank

##107 of 187 economies

Share of global total

0.5%

Growth since 1990

1.32×

Ranking Race — Female Labor Force Participation and Gender Wage Gap

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#24#47#70#93#116#13919901995200020052010201520202025#134#1072023 overtook Togo2025 overtook Colombia
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Italy climbed from #134 to #107 (overtook Togo). 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 Togo in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Colombia in global rank auto

Female Labor Force Participation and Gender Wage Gap, 1990-2025

World Bank WDI · % of female population ages 15-64 · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199020002010202020254247.252.4157.61

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