Italy vs Sweden: Average usual weekly hours worked … occupation professional
Italy
37.2 Hour
in 2025
Sweden
37.4 Hour
in 2025
Italy rank
32nd
Sweden rank
31st
Average usual weekly hours worked … occupation professional over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 37.4 Hour against 37.2 Hour in Italy, a difference of 0.2 Hour.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 31st of 47 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.38 Hour | 36.54 Hour | 2.84 Hour | Italy |
| 2000s | 38.68 Hour | 36.48 Hour | 2.2 Hour | Italy |
| 2010s | 37.17 Hour | 36.35 Hour | 0.82 Hour | Italy |
| 2020s | 37.17 Hour | 37.35 Hour | 0.1833 Hour | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional, Italy or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 37.4 Hour against 37.2 Hour in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional between Italy and Sweden?
- 0.2 Hour, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional?
- Italy ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 31st of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional status, full-time/part-time employment and occupation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.