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Hands & DemandsProducer–Consumer Index · November 2026 reading

Italy: 49 producers for every 100 consumers

The count peaked at 54 in 2004. It reaches 41 by 2050.

Producers per 100 consumers, Italy and the world

  • Italy
  • World
  • Projection
  • 2026
  • 2050
40455055199020102030205048.940.5World 53.1
  • Producers per 100 consumers

    48.92026

    • Highest: 53.6 in 2004
    • 2050: 40.5
    • Index, 2020 = 100: 95.2 now, 78.8 in 2050
  • Workers per 100 people

    41.3Q2 2026

    • Q2 2025: 40.9
    • 2.42 people for every worker
  • Output per worker

    $131,0002025

    • −5% since 2000

Decade by decade

YearProducers per 100 consumersIndex, 2020 = 100
199051.4100.0
200053.3103.6
201053.2103.4
202051.4100.0
202648.995.2
203047.091.3
204042.783.1
205040.578.8

Years after 2021 are projections.

More hands. No hiring.

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