Annual working hours per worker in Algeria
Algeria: Annual working hours per worker was 2,232 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours per worker in Algeria, 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
The most recent figure for annual working hours per worker in Algeria is 2,232 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Algeria peaked at 2,272 hours per worker in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,122 hours per worker, in 2020.
Algeria ranks 26th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,245 hours per worker | 2,233 hours per worker | 2,257 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,231 hours per worker | 2,194 hours per worker | 2,272 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,198 hours per worker | 2,122 hours per worker | 2,238 hours per worker | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Algeria
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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+) 40.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 21.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 14.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 44.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 72.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 15.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Algeria?
- Annual working hours per worker in Algeria was 2,232 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 Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2,272 hours per worker in 2017.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,122 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Algeria rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Algeria ranks 26th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Algeria 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.