Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Italy

Italy: Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data was 4,153 Thousand persons in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
4,153 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
8th
of 45 countries
All-time high
4,354 Thousand persons
in 2019
All-time low
1,166 Thousand persons
in 1993
Years of data
28
1993–2020

Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Italy, 1993–2020

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Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

In 2020, part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Italy stood at 4,153 Thousand persons.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Italy peaked at 4,354 Thousand persons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,166 Thousand persons, in 1993.

That places Italy 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020) in Italy, 1993 to 2020.
Year Thousand persons Change
1993 1,166 Thousand persons
1994 1,242 Thousand persons +6.5%
1995 1,289 Thousand persons +3.8%
1996 1,326 Thousand persons +2.9%
1997 1,390 Thousand persons +4.8%
1998 1,485 Thousand persons +6.8%
1999 1,624 Thousand persons +9.4%
2000 1,765 Thousand persons +8.7%
2001 1,802 Thousand persons +2.1%
2002 1,858 Thousand persons +3.1%
2003 1,869 Thousand persons +0.6%
2004 2,825 Thousand persons +51.2%
2005 2,865 Thousand persons +1.4%
2006 3,006 Thousand persons +4.9%
2007 3,103 Thousand persons +3.2%
2008 3,289 Thousand persons +6.0%
2009 3,224 Thousand persons -2.0%
2010 3,360 Thousand persons +4.2%
2011 3,466 Thousand persons +3.2%
2012 3,819 Thousand persons +10.2%
2013 3,945 Thousand persons +3.3%
2014 4,061 Thousand persons +2.9%
2015 4,138 Thousand persons +1.9%
2016 4,248 Thousand persons +2.7%
2017 4,284 Thousand persons +0.8%
2018 4,235 Thousand persons -1.1%
2019 4,354 Thousand persons +2.8%
2020 4,153 Thousand persons -4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,360 Thousand persons 1,166 Thousand persons 1,624 Thousand persons 7
2000s 2,561 Thousand persons 1,765 Thousand persons 3,289 Thousand persons 10
2010s 3,991 Thousand persons 3,360 Thousand persons 4,354 Thousand persons 10
2020s 4,153 Thousand persons 4,153 Thousand persons 4,153 Thousand persons 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 5 Metropolitan France 4,624 Thousand persons compare
  2. 6 Netherlands 4,611 Thousand persons compare
  3. 6 Netherlands 4,611 Thousand persons compare
  4. 9 Türkiye 3,291 Thousand persons compare
  5. 10 Spain 2,690 Thousand persons compare
  6. 11 Switzerland 1,846 Thousand persons compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Italy?
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Italy was 4,153 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 4,354 Thousand persons in 2019.
What is the lowest part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 1,166 Thousand persons in 1993.
How does Italy rank for part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data?
Italy ranks 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
Is part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020)
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 1,131 data points, 1993–2020
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