Persons in part-time: % of total employment quarterly in Italy
Italy: Persons in part-time: % of total employment quarterly was 15.3 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Italy, 1998–2026
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Italy is 15.3, measured in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Italy peaked at 19.1 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.6, in 1998.
That places Italy 18th out of 47 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Persons in part-time: % of total employment quarterly in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7.6 | — |
| 1999 | 8.1 | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 8.4 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 7.9 | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 8.5 | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.8 | +50.6% |
| 2005 | 13.1 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 13.5 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 14 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 14.2 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 14.3 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 15.3 | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 15.9 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 17.4 | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 18.1 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 18.5 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 18.7 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 19 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 18.5 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 18.6 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 19.1 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 18.4 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 18.7 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 17.9 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 18.1 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 16.6 | -8.3% |
| 2025 | 15 | -9.6% |
| 2026 | 15.3 | +2.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 15.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.8, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Italy's 15.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.7, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons in part-time: % of total employment quarterly 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +50.6% | 8.5 | 12.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.85 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.52 | 7.9 | 14.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.91 | 15.3 | 19.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.14 | 15 | 18.7 | 7 |
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 persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Italy?
- Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Italy was 15.3 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1 in 2019.
- What is the lowest persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6 in 1998.
- How does Italy rank for persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment?
- Italy ranks 18th out of 47 countries with data for 2026.
- Is persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. 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 Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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