Annual working hours per worker in Italy
Italy: Annual working hours per worker was 1,701 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1,701
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
92nd
of 130 countries
All-time high
3,014
in 1900
All-time low
1,514
in 2020
Years of data
81
1870–2023
Annual working hours per worker in Italy, 1870–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, annual working hours per worker in Italy stood at 1,701.
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 in 1900 and was at its lowest, 1,514, 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.
Annual working hours per worker in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 3,000 | — |
| 1880 | 3,008 | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 3,006 | -0.1% |
| 1900 | 3,014 | +0.3% |
| 1913 | 2,953 | -2.0% |
| 1929 | 2,153 | -27.1% |
| 1938 | 2,162 | +0.4% |
| 1950 | 2,073 | -4.1% |
| 1951 | 2,079 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 2,085 | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 2,092 | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 2,098 | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 2,105 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 2,111 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 2,118 | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 2,124 | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 2,131 | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 2,137 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 2,121 | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 2,072 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 2,058 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 2,052 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 1,995 | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 2,013 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 2,037 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 2,031 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 2,030 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 2,009 | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 1,957 | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 1,939 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 1,923 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 1,893 | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 1,877 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 1,875 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 1,841 | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 1,831 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 1,825 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 1,826 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1,829 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1,839 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 1,844 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 1,833 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 1,827 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 1,839 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 1,854 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 1,861 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1,849 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 1,833 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 1,824 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 1,827 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1,827 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,827 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,832 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1,841 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1,835 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,850 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1,847 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,828 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 1,818 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1,801 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1,784 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 1,784 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,780 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,781 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,786 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1,775 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,743 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1,743 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,739 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,701 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 1,687 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1,686 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,688 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,692 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,691 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,690 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,680 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,514 | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 1,653 | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 1,691 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 1,701 | +0.6% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 1,701 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,668, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Italy's 1,701 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,735, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual working hours per worker in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | -27.1% | 2,953 | 2,153 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 1 |
| 1880s | 3,008 | 3,008 | 3,008 | 1 |
| 1890s | 3,006 | 3,006 | 3,006 | 1 |
| 1900s | 3,014 | 3,014 | 3,014 | 1 |
| 1910s | 2,953 | 2,953 | 2,953 | 1 |
| 1920s | 2,153 | 2,153 | 2,153 | 1 |
| 1930s | 2,162 | 2,162 | 2,162 | 1 |
| 1950s | 2,102 | 2,073 | 2,131 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,054 | 1,995 | 2,137 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,897 | 1,825 | 2,009 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,840 | 1,826 | 1,861 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,834 | 1,824 | 1,850 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,788 | 1,743 | 1,828 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,700 | 1,680 | 1,743 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,640 | 1,514 | 1,701 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Italy?
- Annual working hours per worker in Italy was 1,701 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 3,014 in 1900.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,514 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 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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