Annual working hours per worker in Albania
Albania: Annual working hours per worker was 2,152 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Albania, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Albania recorded 2,152 hours per worker for annual working hours per worker in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Albania peaked at 2,344 hours per worker in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,853 hours per worker, in 2011.
Albania ranks 38th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,280 hours per worker | 2,191 hours per worker | 2,344 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,047 hours per worker | 1,853 hours per worker | 2,143 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,120 hours per worker | 2,042 hours per worker | 2,161 hours per worker | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Albania
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- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 70.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 83.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 58.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 82.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 72.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Albania?
- Annual working hours per worker in Albania was 2,152 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 2,344 hours per worker in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,853 hours per worker in 2011.
- How does Albania rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Albania ranks 38th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.