Annual working hours per worker in Angola
Angola: Annual working hours per worker was 2,114 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
2,114 hours per worker
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
47th
of 130 countries
All-time high
2,114 hours per worker
in 2023
All-time low
2,015 hours per worker
in 2020
Years of data
19
2005–2023
Annual working hours per worker in Angola, 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
Angola recorded 2,114 hours per worker for annual working hours per worker in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Angola peaked at 2,114 hours per worker in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,015 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Angola 47th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual working hours per worker in Angola, year by year
| Year | hours per worker | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2,090 hours per worker | — |
| 2006 | 2,093 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2,096 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 2,099 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2,101 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2,083 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 2,096 hours per worker | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2,098 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,099 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,100 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,100 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,100 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,102 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2,102 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,104 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2,015 hours per worker | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 2,068 hours per worker | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 2,109 hours per worker | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 2,114 hours per worker | +0.3% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 2,114 hours per worker is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,182 hours per worker, 97% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Angola's 2,114 hours per worker is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,121 hours per worker, 100% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,096 hours per worker | 2,090 hours per worker | 2,101 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,099 hours per worker | 2,083 hours per worker | 2,104 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,077 hours per worker | 2,015 hours per worker | 2,114 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 44 Saudi Arabia 2,125 hours per worker compare
- 45 Paraguay 2,123 hours per worker compare
- 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,122 hours per worker compare
- 48 Cote d'Ivoire 2,103 hours per worker compare
- 49 Uzbekistan 2,099 hours per worker compare
- 50 Philippines 2,096 hours per worker compare
More work & labour data for Angola
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.7608 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.7449 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.7758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6791 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 61,132 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14,914 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 76,286 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 73,759 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 150,046 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Angola?
- Annual working hours per worker in Angola was 2,114 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 2,114 hours per worker in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,015 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Angola rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Angola ranks 47th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Angola 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.