Annual working hours per worker in Italy
Italy: Annual working hours per worker was 1,701 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Italy, 1870–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
In 2023, annual working hours per worker in Italy stood at 1,701 hours per worker.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Italy peaked at 3,014 hours per worker in 1900 and was at its lowest, 1,514 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Italy 92nd out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 81 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 3,000 hours per worker | 3,000 hours per worker | 3,000 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1880s | 3,008 hours per worker | 3,008 hours per worker | 3,008 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1890s | 3,006 hours per worker | 3,006 hours per worker | 3,006 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1900s | 3,014 hours per worker | 3,014 hours per worker | 3,014 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1910s | 2,953 hours per worker | 2,953 hours per worker | 2,953 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1920s | 2,153 hours per worker | 2,153 hours per worker | 2,153 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1930s | 2,162 hours per worker | 2,162 hours per worker | 2,162 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1950s | 2,102 hours per worker | 2,073 hours per worker | 2,131 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,054 hours per worker | 1,995 hours per worker | 2,137 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,897 hours per worker | 1,825 hours per worker | 2,009 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,840 hours per worker | 1,826 hours per worker | 1,861 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,834 hours per worker | 1,824 hours per worker | 1,850 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,788 hours per worker | 1,743 hours per worker | 1,828 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,700 hours per worker | 1,680 hours per worker | 1,743 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,640 hours per worker | 1,514 hours per worker | 1,701 hours per worker | 4 |
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- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- 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 worker in Italy?
- Annual working hours per worker in Italy was 1,701 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 3,014 hours per worker in 1900.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,514 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Italy ranks 92nd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.