Average annual hours actually worked per worker β Hours worked in Italy
Italy: Average annual hours actually worked per worker β Hours worked was 1,716 Hours per year per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Average annual hours actually worked per worker β Hours worked in Italy, 1970β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per year per person.
Analysis
In 2025, average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked in Italy stood at 1,716 Hours per year per person.
The figure is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked in Italy peaked at 2,042 Hours per year per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,514 Hours per year per person, in 2020.
That places Italy 17th out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,929 Hours per year per person | 1,855 Hours per year per person | 2,042 Hours per year per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,871 Hours per year per person | 1,856 Hours per year per person | 1,890 Hours per year per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,850 Hours per year per person | 1,832 Hours per year per person | 1,864 Hours per year per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,788 Hours per year per person | 1,743 Hours per year per person | 1,828 Hours per year per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,700 Hours per year per person | 1,680 Hours per year per person | 1,743 Hours per year per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,666 Hours per year per person | 1,514 Hours per year per person | 1,716 Hours per year per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 14 Portugal 1,764 Hours per year per person compare
- 15 OECD 1,736 Hours per year per person compare
- 16 New Zealand 1,723 Hours per year per person compare
- 18 Canada 1,687 Hours per year per person compare
- 19 Hungary 1,671 Hours per year per person compare
- 20 Bulgaria 1,641 Hours per year per person compare
More work & labour data for Italy
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6708 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6794 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.662 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -2.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0094 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 44,671 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 10,422 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 17,512 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 17,865 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 35,377 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked in Italy?
- Average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked in Italy was 1,716 Hours per year per person in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2,042 Hours per year per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,514 Hours per year per person in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked?
- Italy ranks 17th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Average annual hours actually worked per worker β Hours worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 56 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
The concept used is the total number of hours worked over the year divided by the average number of people in employment. The data are intended for comparisons of trends over time; they are unsuitable for comparisons of the level of average annual hours of work for a given year, because of differences in their sources. Part-time workers are covered as well as full-time workers. Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.