Italy Average Annual Working Hours 2023: 1,701 hours

Italy's average annual working hours in 2023 is 1,701 hours, up 0.6% from 2022. It ranks #91 of 129 countries.

Average annual working hours per worker indicates productivity and work-life balance in each country.

Source (2023): Annual working hours per worker | Our World in Data

Historical Trend

Average Annual Working Hours over time

Year-by-Year Data
YearValueChange% ChangeActions
20231.70K hours+10.17 hours+0.60%
20221.69K hours+38.22 hours+2.31%
20211.65K hours+139.1 hours+9.19%
20201.51K hours166.56 hours-9.91%
20191.68K hours9.75 hours-0.58%
20181.69K hours0.46 hours-0.03%
20171.69K hours1.44 hours-0.09%
20161.69K hours+4.06 hours+0.24%
20151.69K hours+2.5 hours+0.15%
20141.69K hours1.9 hours-0.11%
20131.69K hours13.15 hours-0.77%
20121.70K hours38.4 hours-2.21%
20111.74K hours4.21 hours-0.24%
20101.74K hours+0.68 hours+0.04%
20091.74K hours32.82 hours-1.85%
20081.78K hours10.83 hours-0.61%
20071.79K hours+5.1 hours+0.29%
20061.78K hours+1.25 hours+0.07%
20051.78K hours3.7 hours-0.21%
20041.78K hours0.79 hours-0.04%
20031.78K hours16.65 hours-0.92%
20021.80K hours17.17 hours-0.94%
20011.82K hours——

Frequently Asked Questions About Italy Average Annual Working Hours

What is Italy's average annual working hours in 2023?▾

Italy's average annual working hours is 1,701 hours in 2023, according to Annual working hours per worker | Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table and others via Our World in Data.

Is Italy's average annual working hours increasing or decreasing?▾

Italy's average annual working hours rose by 0.6% from 2022 (1,691 hours) to 2023 (1,701 hours). Over the past decade (2013–2023) it rose by 0.8%.

How does Italy rank for average annual working hours?▾

In 2023, Italy has the 91st highest average annual working hours out of 129 countries with data.

What was Italy's average annual working hours in 2001?▾

In 2001, Italy's average annual working hours was 1,818 hours. By 2023 it fell by 6.4%.

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