Annual working hours per person employed in G7
G7: Annual working hours per person employed was 1,664 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Latest (2016)
1,664
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
1,989
in 1970
All-time low
1,652
in 2009
Years of data
47
1970–2016
Annual working hours per person employed in G7, 1970–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
G7 recorded 1,664 for annual working hours per person employed in 2016.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per person employed in G7 peaked at 1,989 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,652, in 2009.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Annual working hours per person employed in G7, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,989 | — |
| 1971 | 1,971 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 1,954 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 1,946 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 1,908 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 1,883 | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 1,886 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 1,874 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 1,868 | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 1,864 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1,851 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 1,832 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 1,822 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 1,819 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 1,826 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 1,822 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 1,813 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 1,812 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,820 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 1,814 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1,794 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 1,780 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 1,769 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 1,760 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1,765 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1,768 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1,768 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,765 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1,766 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,758 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1,743 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 1,728 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1,713 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1,703 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1,703 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,698 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,700 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,699 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,689 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,652 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1,660 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,666 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,666 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,665 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,667 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,668 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,664 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,914 | 1,864 | 1,989 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,823 | 1,812 | 1,851 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,769 | 1,758 | 1,794 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,703 | 1,652 | 1,743 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,665 | 1,660 | 1,668 | 7 |
Countries ranked near G7
More work & labour data for G7
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 269,967 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.06 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 405,962 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.0197 % change on previous year (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.8793 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.33 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 133,818 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.55 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.05 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 110,526 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per person employed in G7?
- Annual working hours per person employed in G7 was 1,664 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per person employed recorded in G7?
- The highest recorded value was 1,989 in 1970.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per person employed recorded in G7?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,652 in 2009.
- How does G7 rank for annual working hours per person employed?
- G7 ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2016.
- Is annual working hours per person employed rising or falling in G7?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this G7 data come from?
- The figures come from 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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