A total of 26.6 million workers with
at least one week of contributions were registered with Italy's
pensions and social security agency INPS in 2023, 1.08 million
more than in 2019, according to the annual report released by
the agency on Tuesday.
The most significant increase was reported among private sector
workers with open-ended contracts while the number of
self-employed workers decreased, INPS said.
The annual report also recorded an additional 540,000 workers
who were born in non-EU countries.
The average retirement age in Italy was 64.2 in 2023 and this
risks creating imbalances for the pensions system, the report
warned.
"Eurostat forecasts for the EU concerning demographic trends
suggest a worsening relation between pensioners and social
security payers with growing risks of imbalances for pensions
and social security systems, especially in countries like Italy
where the expenditure is relatively high" in the sector, said
the report.
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