Annual working hours per worker in Lebanon
Lebanon: Annual working hours per worker was 2,412 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours per worker in Lebanon, 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 Lebanon is 2,412 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Lebanon peaked at 2,464 hours per worker in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2,306 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Lebanon 8th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,452 hours per worker | 2,446 hours per worker | 2,464 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,445 hours per worker | 2,423 hours per worker | 2,461 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,380 hours per worker | 2,306 hours per worker | 2,415 hours per worker | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Lebanon
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- 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)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 48.0% (2023)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 34.3% (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 25.4% (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 72.3% (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 43.4% (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.7% (2023)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 33.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Lebanon?
- Annual working hours per worker in Lebanon was 2,412 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 2,464 hours per worker in 2009.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,306 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Lebanon rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Lebanon ranks 8th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.