Hours worked per week of full-time employment

In 2024, Italy's hours worked per week of full-time employment decreased by 1.2% compared to 2023, reaching 40.0.

Italy accounts for 99.3% of the EU-27 total of 40.3.

Italy ranks 21st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 1.7% (from 40.7 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00071, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.