Annual working hours per worker in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Annual working hours per worker was 1,599 hours per worker in 2023. ▲ Rising
Annual working hours per worker in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia is 1,599 hours per worker, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Ethiopia peaked at 1,599 hours per worker in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,456 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Ethiopia 108th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Annual working hours per worker in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | hours per worker | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,479 hours per worker | — |
| 2006 | 1,488 hours per worker | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1,497 hours per worker | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,508 hours per worker | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1,518 hours per worker | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1,529 hours per worker | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1,540 hours per worker | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1,550 hours per worker | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,561 hours per worker | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1,562 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,564 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,565 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,566 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,568 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,569 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,456 hours per worker | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 1,551 hours per worker | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 1,596 hours per worker | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 1,599 hours per worker | +0.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 1,599 hours per worker is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,710 hours per worker, 94% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 1,599 hours per worker is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,121 hours per worker, 75% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,498 hours per worker | 1,479 hours per worker | 1,518 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,557 hours per worker | 1,529 hours per worker | 1,569 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,551 hours per worker | 1,456 hours per worker | 1,599 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More work & labour data for Ethiopia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4782 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4959 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4604 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1765 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 74,537 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 116,333 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 183,282 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 184,008 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 367,290 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Ethiopia?
- Annual working hours per worker in Ethiopia was 1,599 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,599 hours per worker in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,456 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Ethiopia rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Ethiopia ranks 108th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.