Annual working hours per worker in Moldova
Moldova: Annual working hours per worker was 1,989 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours per worker in Moldova, 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 Moldova is 1,989 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Moldova peaked at 2,015 hours per worker in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,870 hours per worker, in 2020.
Moldova ranks 63rd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,985 hours per worker | 1,950 hours per worker | 2,015 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,943 hours per worker | 1,882 hours per worker | 2,005 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,966 hours per worker | 1,870 hours per worker | 2,012 hours per worker | 4 |
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- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 72.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 100.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 72.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 74.4% (2025)
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- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 75.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Moldova?
- Annual working hours per worker in Moldova was 1,989 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 2,015 hours per worker in 2006.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,870 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Moldova rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Moldova ranks 63rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Moldova 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.