Hungary vs Italy: Annual working hours per worker

Hungary
1,668 hours per worker
in 2023
Italy
1,701 hours per worker
in 2023
Hungary rank
93rd
Italy rank
92nd

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Hungary
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 1,701 hours per worker against 1,668 hours per worker in Hungary, a difference of 33 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 93rd and Italy ranks 92nd of 130 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Italy Difference Ahead
1980s 1,996 hours per worker 1,840 hours per worker 155.96 hours per worker Hungary
1990s 1,908 hours per worker 1,834 hours per worker 73.84 hours per worker Hungary
2000s 1,842 hours per worker 1,788 hours per worker 54.08 hours per worker Hungary
2010s 1,745 hours per worker 1,700 hours per worker 44.86 hours per worker Hungary
2020s 1,678 hours per worker 1,640 hours per worker 38.53 hours per worker Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Hungary or Italy?
Italy, at 1,701 hours per worker against 1,668 hours per worker in Hungary as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Hungary and Italy?
33 hours per worker, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Italy?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Hungary and Italy rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Hungary ranks 93rd and Italy ranks 92nd of 130 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual working hours per worker
Unit
hours per worker
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 5,063 data points, 1870–2023
Last refreshed

Average working hours per worker in a given year.