Annual working hours per worker in Albania
Albania: Annual working hours per worker was 2,152 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2,152 hours per worker
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
38th
of 130 countries
All-time high
2,344 hours per worker
in 2005
All-time low
1,853 hours per worker
in 2011
Years of data
19
2005–2023
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.
Annual working hours per worker in Albania, year by year
| Year | hours per worker | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2,344 hours per worker | — |
| 2006 | 2,333 hours per worker | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 2,335 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2,196 hours per worker | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 2,191 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 2,120 hours per worker | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 1,853 hours per worker | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 2,054 hours per worker | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 2,128 hours per worker | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1,946 hours per worker | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 1,970 hours per worker | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 2,059 hours per worker | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 2,081 hours per worker | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2,114 hours per worker | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 2,143 hours per worker | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 2,042 hours per worker | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 2,126 hours per worker | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 2,161 hours per worker | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 2,152 hours per worker | -0.4% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 2,152 hours per worker is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,063 hours per worker, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Albania's 2,152 hours per worker is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,735 hours per worker, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More work & labour data for Albania
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.31 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.32 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.29 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.217 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,083 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 580.32 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 580.03 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 604.96 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,185 1000 No (2100)
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.