Annual working hours per worker in Ireland
Ireland: Annual working hours per worker was 1,654 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Ireland, 1870–2023
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
In 2023, annual working hours per worker in Ireland stood at 1,654 hours per worker.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Ireland peaked at 3,108 hours per worker in 1870 and was at its lowest, 1,636 hours per worker, in 2020.
Ireland ranks 96th of 130 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 81 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 3,108 hours per worker | 3,108 hours per worker | 3,108 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1880s | 3,017 hours per worker | 3,017 hours per worker | 3,017 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1890s | 2,869 hours per worker | 2,869 hours per worker | 2,869 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1900s | 2,795 hours per worker | 2,795 hours per worker | 2,795 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1910s | 2,690 hours per worker | 2,690 hours per worker | 2,690 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1920s | 2,182 hours per worker | 2,182 hours per worker | 2,182 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1930s | 2,171 hours per worker | 2,171 hours per worker | 2,171 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1950s | 2,392 hours per worker | 2,340 hours per worker | 2,445 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,342 hours per worker | 2,328 hours per worker | 2,356 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,274 hours per worker | 2,184 hours per worker | 2,359 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,106 hours per worker | 2,077 hours per worker | 2,145 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,988 hours per worker | 1,906 hours per worker | 2,103 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,803 hours per worker | 1,678 hours per worker | 1,893 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,713 hours per worker | 1,678 hours per worker | 1,760 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,656 hours per worker | 1,636 hours per worker | 1,683 hours per worker | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Ireland?
- Annual working hours per worker in Ireland was 1,654 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 3,108 hours per worker in 1870.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,636 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Ireland rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Ireland ranks 96th out of 130 regions with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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.