Annual working hours per person employed in Canada
Canada: Annual working hours per person employed was 1,703 Hours in 2016. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per person employed in Canada, 1970–2016
Source: OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in Hours.
Analysis
In 2016, annual working hours per person employed in Canada stood at 1,703 Hours.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per person employed in Canada peaked at 1,925 Hours in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,700 Hours, in 2011.
Canada ranks 23rd of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,878 Hours | 1,834 Hours | 1,925 Hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,801 Hours | 1,779 Hours | 1,827 Hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,781 Hours | 1,769 Hours | 1,797 Hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,748 Hours | 1,701 Hours | 1,779 Hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,705 Hours | 1,700 Hours | 1,713 Hours | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per person employed in Canada?
- Annual working hours per person employed in Canada was 1,703 Hours in 2016, according to OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per person employed recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1,925 Hours in 1970.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per person employed recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,700 Hours in 2011.
- How does Canada rank for annual working hours per person employed?
- Canada ranks 23rd out of 37 countries with data for 2016.
- Is annual working hours per person employed rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per person employed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Regular hours worked by full-time and part-time workers, paid and unpaid overtime, hours worked in additional jobs, and time not worked because of public holidays, annual paid leave, strikes and labour disputes, and other reasons.