Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in Italy
Italy: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts was 1.88 0-6 scale in 2025. ▼ Falling
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in Italy, 1985–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in 0-6 scale.
Analysis
Italy recorded 1.88 0-6 scale for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in Italy peaked at 5.25 0-6 scale in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1.62 0-6 scale, in 2015.
Italy ranks 16th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in Italy, year by year
| Year | 0-6 scale | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 5.25 0-6 scale | — |
| 1986 | 5.25 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5.25 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.88 0-6 scale | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 4.88 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4.88 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.88 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.75 0-6 scale | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 4.75 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.75 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.75 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.75 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.75 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.62 0-6 scale | -23.7% |
| 1999 | 3.62 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.25 0-6 scale | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 3.25 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.38 0-6 scale | -26.9% |
| 2003 | 2 0-6 scale | -15.8% |
| 2004 | 2 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.62 0-6 scale | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 1.62 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.62 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.62 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.25 0-6 scale | +38.5% |
| 2020 | 2.25 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.25 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.25 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.25 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.88 0-6 scale | -16.7% |
| 2025 | 1.88 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.1 0-6 scale | 4.88 0-6 scale | 5.25 0-6 scale | 5 |
| 1990s | 4.55 0-6 scale | 3.62 0-6 scale | 4.88 0-6 scale | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.29 0-6 scale | 2 0-6 scale | 3.25 0-6 scale | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 0-6 scale | 1.62 0-6 scale | 2.25 0-6 scale | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.12 0-6 scale | 1.88 0-6 scale | 2.25 0-6 scale | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in Italy?
- Strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in Italy was 1.88 0-6 scale in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 5.25 0-6 scale in 1985.
- What is the lowest strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 0-6 scale in 2015.
- How does Italy rank for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
- Italy ranks 16th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The OECD indicators of employment protection are synthetic indicators of the strictness of regulation on dismissals and the use of temporary contracts. For each year, indicators refer to regulation in force on the 1st of January. For more information and full methodology, see OECD Indicators of Employment Protection webpage Last data update: May 2022 OECD statistics contact: ELS.Contact@oecd.org