Annual working hours per worker in Cyprus
Cyprus: Annual working hours per worker was 1,840 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Cyprus, 1995–2023
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
Cyprus recorded 1,840 hours per worker for annual working hours per worker in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Cyprus peaked at 1,951 hours per worker in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,725 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Cyprus 79th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,907 hours per worker | 1,899 hours per worker | 1,920 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,885 hours per worker | 1,833 hours per worker | 1,951 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,827 hours per worker | 1,807 hours per worker | 1,847 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,805 hours per worker | 1,725 hours per worker | 1,840 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 76 Belarus 1,875 hours per worker compare
- 78 Democratic Republic of Congo 1,841 hours per worker compare
- 80 Kyrgyzstan 1,830 hours per worker compare
- 81 Venezuela 1,829 hours per worker compare
- 82 Romania 1,826 hours per worker compare
More work & labour data for Cyprus
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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+) 67.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 79.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 84.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 74.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Cyprus?
- Annual working hours per worker in Cyprus was 1,840 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 1,951 hours per worker in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,725 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Cyprus rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Cyprus ranks 79th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.