Annual working hours per worker in Israel
Israel: Annual working hours per worker was 1,890 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Israel, 1981–2023
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 Israel stood at 1,890 hours per worker.
The figure is down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Israel peaked at 2,136 hours per worker in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1,775 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Israel 75th 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 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,078 hours per worker | 1,977 hours per worker | 2,136 hours per worker | 9 |
| 1990s | 2,062 hours per worker | 2,022 hours per worker | 2,126 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,956 hours per worker | 1,931 hours per worker | 2,027 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,924 hours per worker | 1,907 hours per worker | 1,940 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,857 hours per worker | 1,775 hours per worker | 1,890 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 72 Georgia 1,932 hours per worker compare
- 73 South Korea 1,910 hours per worker compare
- 74 Greece 1,893 hours per worker compare
- 76 Belarus 1,875 hours per worker compare
- 78 Democratic Republic of Congo 1,841 hours per worker compare
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 90.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 74.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 72.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Israel?
- Annual working hours per worker in Israel was 1,890 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 2,136 hours per worker in 1987.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,775 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Israel rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Israel ranks 75th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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.