Annual working hours per worker in Gabon
Gabon: Annual working hours per worker was 2,174 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours per worker in Gabon, 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 Gabon is 2,174 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Gabon peaked at 2,187 hours per worker in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,121 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Gabon 35th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,175 hours per worker | 2,153 hours per worker | 2,183 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,160 hours per worker | 2,145 hours per worker | 2,187 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,160 hours per worker | 2,121 hours per worker | 2,180 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More work & labour data for Gabon
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- 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+) 51.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 60.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 41.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 53.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 62.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 43.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Gabon?
- Annual working hours per worker in Gabon was 2,174 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 2,187 hours per worker in 2018.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,121 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Gabon rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Gabon ranks 35th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gabon 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.