Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Italy
Italy: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) was 6.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, male in Italy, 1983–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, male in Italy is 6.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of down 67.5% on the previous year and down 72.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Italy peaked at 36.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2025.
Italy ranks 106th of 115 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 8.9% | — |
| 1984 | 11.8% | +32.4% |
| 1985 | 12.2% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 10.4% | -14.6% |
| 1987 | 10.7% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 9.6% | -10.8% |
| 1989 | 10.1% | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 9.9% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 10.3% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 12.6% | +22.7% |
| 1993 | 11.3% | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 12.0% | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 11.5% | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 14.6% | +26.6% |
| 1997 | 11.8% | -19.1% |
| 1998 | 11.6% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 11.8% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 36.8% | +199.4% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | -66.3% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | +24.9% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 20.1% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 22.7% | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 23.5% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | +40.3% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | -17.7% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 23.5% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 20.5% | -12.9% |
| 2025 | 6.7% | -67.5% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 6.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.3%, 26% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Italy's 6.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.2%, 27% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +199.4% | 12.3% | 36.8% |
| 2025 | -67.5% | 20.5% | 6.7% |
| 2003 | -66.3% | 36.8% | 12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.5% | 8.9% | 12.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 9.9% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 12.0% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 19.0% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 6.7% | 30.0% | 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 part time employment, male in Italy?
- Part time employment, male in Italy was 6.7% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2025.
- How does Italy rank for part time employment, male?
- Italy ranks 106th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.