Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Italy

Italy: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male was 0.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
60th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2004
All-time low
0.1%
in 2002
Years of data
29
1987–2016

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Italy, 1987–2016

00.050.10.150.21987200120161987: 0.11 % of male employed population in working age1989: 0.135 % of male employed population in working age1990: 0.137 % of male employed population in working age1991: 0.146 % of male employed population in working age1992: 0.137 % of male employed population in working age1993: 0.135 % of male employed population in working age1994: 0.135 % of male employed population in working age1995: 0.143 % of male employed population in working age1996: 0.14 % of male employed population in working age1997: 0.154 % of male employed population in working age1998: 0.156 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.156 % of male employed population in working age2000: 0.162 % of male employed population in working age2001: 0.167 % of male employed population in working age2002: 0.108 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.149 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.218 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.201 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.196 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.207 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.196 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.128 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.178 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.178 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.17 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.166 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.161 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.157 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.149 % of male employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Italy is 0.1%, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Italy peaked at 0.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2002.

Italy ranks 60th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Italy, 1987 to 2016.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1987 0.1%
1989 0.1% +23.0%
1990 0.1% +1.7%
1991 0.1% +6.5%
1992 0.1% -6.4%
1993 0.1% -1.5%
1994 0.1% +0.1%
1995 0.1% +6.3%
1996 0.1% -2.1%
1997 0.2% +9.6%
1998 0.2% +1.6%
1999 0.2% -0.2%
2000 0.2% +4.1%
2001 0.2% +2.6%
2002 0.1% -35.2%
2003 0.1% +37.6%
2004 0.2% +46.9%
2005 0.2% -8.1%
2006 0.2% -2.1%
2007 0.2% +5.5%
2008 0.2% -5.4%
2009 0.1% -34.6%
2010 0.2% +38.9%
2011 0.2% +0.0%
2012 0.2% -4.3%
2013 0.2% -2.6%
2014 0.2% -2.9%
2015 0.2% -2.2%
2016 0.1% -5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 57 Slovakia 0.2% compare
  2. 58 Belgium 0.2% compare
  3. 59 Ireland 0.2% compare
  4. 61 Uruguay 0.1% compare
  5. 62 Thailand 0.1% compare
  6. 63 Slovenia 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Italy?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Italy was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2004.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2002.
How does Italy rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male?
Italy ranks 60th out of 82 countries with data for 2016.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,165 data points, 1970–2021
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