Hours of work needed … jobless family claiming minimum income benefits in Italy
Italy: Hours of work needed … jobless family claiming minimum income benefits was 20 Hours per week in 2025. ▼ Falling
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Italy, 2001–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per week.
Analysis
Italy recorded 20 Hours per week for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in 2025.
That represents a change of up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Italy peaked at 22 Hours per week in 2002 and was at its lowest, 16 Hours per week, in 2014.
That places Italy 10th out of 31 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Hours of work needed … jobless family claiming minimum income benefits in Italy, year by year
| Year | Hours per week | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 21 Hours per week | — |
| 2002 | 22 Hours per week | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 21 Hours per week | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 22 Hours per week | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 21 Hours per week | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 22 Hours per week | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 22 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 21 Hours per week | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 21 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 21 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20 Hours per week | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 20 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19 Hours per week | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 16 Hours per week | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 17 Hours per week | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 17 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18 Hours per week | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 20 Hours per week | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 18 Hours per week | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 18 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20 Hours per week | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 21 Hours per week | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 20 Hours per week | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 20 Hours per week | +0.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 20 Hours per week is above the median for high income countries, which is 20 Hours per week, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Italy's 20 Hours per week is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20 Hours per week, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.44 Hours per week | 21 Hours per week | 22 Hours per week | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.5 Hours per week | 16 Hours per week | 21 Hours per week | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.5 Hours per week | 18 Hours per week | 21 Hours per week | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 8 Türkiye 8 Hours per week compare
- 8 Austria 23 Hours per week compare
- 9 Spain 21 Hours per week compare
- 10 Romania 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Canada 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Hungary 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Portugal 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Switzerland 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 OECD 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Bulgaria 20 Hours per week compare
More economy & growth data for Italy
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -31.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.8337 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0116 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 502.25 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.3992 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0085 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 366.74 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Italy?
- Hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Italy was 20 Hours per week in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 22 Hours per week in 2002.
- What is the lowest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 Hours per week in 2014.
- How does Italy rank for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to?
- Italy ranks 10th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator measures the working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.