Hours worked per week of full-time employment

In 2025, Italy's hours worked per week of full-time employment decreased by 0.5% compared to 2024, reaching 39.8.

Italy accounts for 99.0% of the EU-27 total of 40.2.

Italy ranks 22nd 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 1.2% (from 40.3 in 2020).

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