Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Italy

Italy: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 was 0.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
61st
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 25-64 in Italy, 1987–2016

00.050.10.151987200120161987: 0.095 % of employed population aged 25-641989: 0.118 % of employed population aged 25-641990: 0.118 % of employed population aged 25-641991: 0.124 % of employed population aged 25-641992: 0.116 % of employed population aged 25-641993: 0.114 % of employed population aged 25-641994: 0.113 % of employed population aged 25-641995: 0.119 % of employed population aged 25-641996: 0.118 % of employed population aged 25-641997: 0.127 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.126 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.126 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.131 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.133 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.086 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.116 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.167 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.154 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.148 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.157 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.147 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.096 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.134 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.132 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.123 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.124 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.121 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.115 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.116 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

In 2016, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Italy stood at 0.1%.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Italy peaked at 0.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2002.

Italy ranks 61st 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 25-64 in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Italy, 1987 to 2016.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1987 0.1%
1989 0.1% +24.0%
1990 0.1% +0.5%
1991 0.1% +5.1%
1992 0.1% -7.0%
1993 0.1% -1.1%
1994 0.1% -1.5%
1995 0.1% +5.6%
1996 0.1% -1.2%
1997 0.1% +8.1%
1998 0.1% -0.5%
1999 0.1% -0.4%
2000 0.1% +3.9%
2001 0.1% +1.5%
2002 0.1% -35.0%
2003 0.1% +35.0%
2004 0.2% +43.5%
2005 0.2% -8.0%
2006 0.1% -3.9%
2007 0.2% +6.0%
2008 0.1% -6.1%
2009 0.1% -34.4%
2010 0.1% +39.2%
2011 0.1% -2.0%
2012 0.1% -6.2%
2013 0.1% +0.7%
2014 0.1% -2.3%
2015 0.1% -5.1%
2016 0.1% +0.5%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 58 Belgium 0.1% compare
  2. 59 Slovakia 0.1% compare
  3. 60 Uruguay 0.1% compare
  4. 62 Slovenia 0.1% compare
  5. 63 Brazil 0.1% compare
  6. 64 Ireland 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Italy?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 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 25-64 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 25-64 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 25-64?
Italy ranks 61st out of 82 countries with data for 2016.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
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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