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

Italy: Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020) was 4,153 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
4,153
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
8th
of 47 countries
All-time high
4,354
in 2019
All-time low
1,166
in 1993
Years of data
28
1993–2020

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

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1993200620201993: 1.2k1994: 1.2k1995: 1.3k1996: 1.3k1997: 1.4k1998: 1.5k1999: 1.6k2000: 1.8k2001: 1.8k2002: 1.9k2003: 1.9k2004: 2.8k2005: 2.9k2006: 3.0k2007: 3.1k2008: 3.3k2009: 3.2k2010: 3.4k2011: 3.5k2012: 3.8k2013: 3.9k2014: 4.1k2015: 4.1k2016: 4.2k2017: 4.3k2018: 4.2k2019: 4.4k2020: 4.2k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

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

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 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,166, in 1993.

That places Italy 8th out of 47 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 (1993–2020) in Italy, year by year

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

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 4,153 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 414, 10.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 4,153 is above the median for high income countries, which is 434, 9.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020) 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.

YearChange FromTo
2004 +51.2% 1,869 2,825

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Italy

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

See the full ranking of 53 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 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 in 2019.
What is the lowest part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 1,166 in 1993.
How does Italy rank for part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data?
Italy ranks 8th out of 47 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)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 1,153 data points, 1993–2020
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