Part time employment, total in Italy
Italy: Part time employment, total was 17.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Italy, 1983–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
In 2024, part time employment, total in Italy stood at 17.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Italy peaked at 19.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 1983.
Italy ranks 69th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Part time employment, total in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 4.6% | — |
| 1984 | 5.4% | +18.1% |
| 1985 | 5.3% | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 5.0% | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 5.6% | +12.0% |
| 1988 | 5.6% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 5.7% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 4.9% | -15.0% |
| 1991 | 5.5% | +13.4% |
| 1992 | 5.9% | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 5.5% | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 6.3% | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 6.6% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 6.6% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 7.9% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 9.1% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +47.9% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 17.1% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.3% | 4.6% | 5.7% | 7 |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 4.9% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 8.6% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 15.0% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.1% | 18.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 66 United States of America 17.5% compare
- 67 Bangladesh 17.5% compare
- 68 South Africa 17.4% compare
- 70 Estonia 15.6% compare
- 71 Bhutan 15.1% compare
- 72 Sri Lanka 14.3% compare
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, total in Italy?
- Part time employment, total in Italy was 17.1% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 1983.
- How does Italy rank for part time employment, total?
- Italy ranks 69th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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, total (% of total 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.