Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in Italy

Italy: Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total was 46,042 Hours in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
46,042 Hours
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
6th
of 18 countries
All-time high
46,042 Hours
in 2025
All-time low
37,591 Hours
in 2020
Years of data
31
1995–2025

Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in Italy, 1995–2025

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1995201020251995: 39.7k Hours1996: 40.1k Hours1997: 40.2k Hours1998: 40.9k Hours1999: 41.3k Hours2000: 41.7k Hours2001: 42.3k Hours2002: 42.6k Hours2003: 42.9k Hours2004: 43.1k Hours2005: 43.3k Hours2006: 44.2k Hours2007: 44.8k Hours2008: 44.7k Hours2009: 43.1k Hours2010: 42.9k Hours2011: 42.9k Hours2012: 41.8k Hours2013: 40.7k Hours2014: 40.7k Hours2015: 41.0k Hours2016: 41.7k Hours2017: 42.2k Hours2018: 42.6k Hours2019: 42.6k Hours2020: 37.6k Hours2021: 41.4k Hours2022: 43.2k Hours2023: 44.6k Hours2024: 45.5k Hours2025: 46.0k Hours

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours.

Analysis

The most recent figure for annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Italy is 46,042 Hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Italy peaked at 46,042 Hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37,591 Hours, in 2020.

Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment in Italy, 1995 to 2025.
Year Hours Change
1995 39,711 Hours
1996 40,149 Hours +1.1%
1997 40,156 Hours +0.0%
1998 40,892 Hours +1.8%
1999 41,305 Hours +1.0%
2000 41,686 Hours +0.9%
2001 42,260 Hours +1.4%
2002 42,618 Hours +0.8%
2003 42,912 Hours +0.7%
2004 43,132 Hours +0.5%
2005 43,262 Hours +0.3%
2006 44,151 Hours +2.1%
2007 44,838 Hours +1.6%
2008 44,666 Hours -0.4%
2009 43,105 Hours -3.5%
2010 42,874 Hours -0.5%
2011 42,875 Hours +0.0%
2012 41,823 Hours -2.5%
2013 40,742 Hours -2.6%
2014 40,699 Hours -0.1%
2015 41,026 Hours +0.8%
2016 41,713 Hours +1.7%
2017 42,167 Hours +1.1%
2018 42,584 Hours +1.0%
2019 42,599 Hours +0.0%
2020 37,591 Hours -11.8%
2021 41,440 Hours +10.2%
2022 43,212 Hours +4.3%
2023 44,561 Hours +3.1%
2024 45,532 Hours +2.2%
2025 46,042 Hours +1.1%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 46,042 Hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,991 Hours, 5.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 46,042 Hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 10,089 Hours, 4.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 40,443 Hours 39,711 Hours 41,305 Hours 5
2000s 43,263 Hours 41,686 Hours 44,838 Hours 10
2010s 41,910 Hours 40,699 Hours 42,875 Hours 10
2020s 43,063 Hours 37,591 Hours 46,042 Hours 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 3 Latvia 1,674 Hours compare
  2. 3 Japan 102,750 Hours compare
  3. 4 Estonia 1,169 Hours compare
  4. 4 Germany 61,241 Hours compare
  5. 5 France 46,218 Hours compare
  6. 7 Romania 15,290 Hours compare
  7. 8 Greece 10,392 Hours compare
  8. 9 Portugal 10,275 Hours compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Italy?
Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Italy was 46,042 Hours in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 46,042 Hours in 2025.
What is the lowest annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 37,591 Hours in 2020.
How does Italy rank for annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total?
Italy ranks 6th out of 18 countries with data for 2025.
Is annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment
Unit
Hours
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
24 places, 774 data points, 1950–2025
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This table presents employment by institutional sector: Non-financial Corporations, Financial corporations, General Government, Households and Non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs). For countries where information is available, the table also shows employment data for public corporations. The default view of the table is for persons, but users can select alternative views for jobs and hours using the ‘Unit of measure’ filter. Employment covers employees and self-employed people. This table shows total employment according to the domestic concept, which is defined by the location of the producer unit: employees are residents and non-residents employed by resident producer units; and self-employed people are resident and non-resident self-employed people in resident producer units. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org