Long usual weekly working hours — Employment in Italy
Italy: Long usual weekly working hours — Employment was 1,675 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment in Italy, 1983–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2025, long usual weekly working hours — employment in Italy stood at 1,675 Persons.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long usual weekly working hours — employment in Italy peaked at 2,860 Persons in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,537 Persons, in 1983.
Italy ranks 13th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment in Italy, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1,537 Persons | — |
| 1984 | 1,601 Persons | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 1,674 Persons | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 1,657 Persons | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 1,739 Persons | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 2,007 Persons | +15.4% |
| 1989 | 2,150 Persons | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 2,218 Persons | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 2,322 Persons | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 2,173 Persons | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 2,091 Persons | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 2,077 Persons | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 2,075 Persons | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 2,185 Persons | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 2,250 Persons | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 2,283 Persons | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 2,313 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 2,449 Persons | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 2,426 Persons | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 2,375 Persons | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 2,389 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 2,814 Persons | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 2,726 Persons | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 2,791 Persons | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 2,836 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 2,860 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 2,628 Persons | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 2,631 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2,441 Persons | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 2,221 Persons | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 2,252 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 2,310 Persons | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 2,368 Persons | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 2,372 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2,467 Persons | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 2,447 Persons | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 2,353 Persons | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 2,048 Persons | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 2,198 Persons | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 2,186 Persons | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 2,277 Persons | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 1,837 Persons | -19.3% |
| 2025 | 1,675 Persons | -8.8% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 1,675 Persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 341.58 Persons, 4.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Italy's 1,675 Persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 254.16 Persons, 6.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,766 Persons | 1,537 Persons | 2,150 Persons | 7 |
| 1990s | 2,199 Persons | 2,075 Persons | 2,322 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,629 Persons | 2,375 Persons | 2,860 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,386 Persons | 2,221 Persons | 2,631 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,037 Persons | 1,675 Persons | 2,277 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More work & labour data for Italy
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6708 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6794 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.662 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0094 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 44,671 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 10,422 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 17,512 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 17,865 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 35,377 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long usual weekly working hours — employment in Italy?
- Long usual weekly working hours — employment in Italy was 1,675 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest long usual weekly working hours — employment recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2,860 Persons in 2008.
- What is the lowest long usual weekly working hours — employment recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,537 Persons in 1983.
- How does Italy rank for long usual weekly working hours — employment?
- Italy ranks 13th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long usual weekly working hours — employment rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Long usual weekly working hours — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on employment by long hour bands (50 and over, 60 and over) for usual weekly hours worked in the main job. Actual hours of work instead of usual hours of work are only available in some countries (Japan and Korea). Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and age groups. 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.