Annual working hours per worker in Senegal

Senegal: Annual working hours per worker was 2,335 hours per worker in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,335 hours per worker
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
14th
of 130 countries
All-time high
2,335 hours per worker
in 2023
All-time low
1,867 hours per worker
in 2008
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Annual working hours per worker in Senegal, 2005–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k2005201420232005: 1.9k hours per worker2006: 1.9k hours per worker2007: 1.9k hours per worker2008: 1.9k hours per worker2009: 1.9k hours per worker2010: 1.9k hours per worker2011: 1.9k hours per worker2012: 1.9k hours per worker2013: 1.9k hours per worker2014: 1.9k hours per worker2015: 1.9k hours per worker2016: 2.0k hours per worker2017: 2.2k hours per worker2018: 2.3k hours per worker2019: 2.3k hours per worker2020: 2.2k hours per worker2021: 2.3k hours per worker2022: 2.3k hours per worker2023: 2.3k hours per worker

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

Senegal recorded 2,335 hours per worker for annual working hours per worker in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Senegal peaked at 2,335 hours per worker in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,867 hours per worker, in 2008.

That places Senegal 14th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,877 hours per worker 1,867 hours per worker 1,891 hours per worker 5
2010s 2,015 hours per worker 1,877 hours per worker 2,315 hours per worker 10
2020s 2,289 hours per worker 2,218 hours per worker 2,335 hours per worker 4

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 11 India 2,383 hours per worker compare
  2. 12 Egypt 2,369 hours per worker compare
  3. 13 Burkina Faso 2,356 hours per worker compare
  4. 15 China 2,328 hours per worker compare
  5. 16 Kuwait 2,318 hours per worker compare
  6. 17 Zimbabwe 2,311 hours per worker compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual working hours per worker in Senegal?
Annual working hours per worker in Senegal was 2,335 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 Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 2,335 hours per worker in 2023.
What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 1,867 hours per worker in 2008.
How does Senegal rank for annual working hours per worker?
Senegal ranks 14th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal 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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About this data

Indicator
Annual working hours per worker
Unit
hours per worker
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 5,063 data points, 1870–2023
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