Annual working hours per worker in Singapore
Singapore: Annual working hours per worker was 2,283 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours per worker in Singapore, 1960–2023
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 Singapore stood at 2,283 hours per worker.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Singapore peaked at 2,574 hours per worker in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,229 hours per worker, in 2020.
Singapore ranks 20th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,376 hours per worker | 2,353 hours per worker | 2,400 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,328 hours per worker | 2,273 hours per worker | 2,352 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,331 hours per worker | 2,281 hours per worker | 2,427 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,500 hours per worker | 2,432 hours per worker | 2,556 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,516 hours per worker | 2,440 hours per worker | 2,574 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,387 hours per worker | 2,306 hours per worker | 2,479 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,285 hours per worker | 2,229 hours per worker | 2,315 hours per worker | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Singapore?
- Annual working hours per worker in Singapore was 2,283 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 2,574 hours per worker in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,229 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Singapore rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Singapore ranks 20th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore 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.