Annual working hours per person employed in Italy
Italy: Annual working hours per person employed was 1,725 Hours in 2016. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per person employed in Italy, 1970–2016
Source: OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in Hours.
Analysis
Italy recorded 1,725 Hours for annual working hours per person employed in 2016.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per person employed in Italy peaked at 2,042 Hours in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,717 Hours, in 2014.
Italy ranks 21st of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,928 Hours | 1,855 Hours | 2,042 Hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,871 Hours | 1,856 Hours | 1,890 Hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,862 Hours | 1,854 Hours | 1,874 Hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,817 Hours | 1,776 Hours | 1,851 Hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,738 Hours | 1,717 Hours | 1,777 Hours | 7 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More work & labour data for Italy
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 49.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 58.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 70.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 40.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 66.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per person employed in Italy?
- Annual working hours per person employed in Italy was 1,725 Hours in 2016, according to OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per person employed recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2,042 Hours in 1970.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per person employed recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,717 Hours in 2014.
- How does Italy rank for annual working hours per person employed?
- Italy ranks 21st out of 37 countries with data for 2016.
- Is annual working hours per person employed rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per person employed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Regular hours worked by full-time and part-time workers, paid and unpaid overtime, hours worked in additional jobs, and time not worked because of public holidays, annual paid leave, strikes and labour disputes, and other reasons.